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I've yet to see similar censorship in the EU when the propaganda comes from its allies, like the US. Nobody in the EU tried to keep me away from the lies the Un

I've yet to see similar censorship in the EU when the propaganda comes from its allies, like the US. Nobody in the EU tried to keep me away from the lies the United States used to invade Iraq back in 2003. So, no, you can say this is different, but it's not. It's just that the Ukraine war goes against the interests of the EU, while other wars (with more civilian casualties) do not and they say nothing about propaganda.

dgellow 4y ago
Did the US invade European countries with the intent to genocide an entire nation to satisfy the fascist dream of the president? If that would be the case and US media would be used as a weapon, propagating lies and disinformation to support the invasion, then yes, I hope the EU would do the same ban. But nothing like that ever remotely happened. It’s not like you cannot access russian propaganda from Europe if that’s what you want. Their media are just removed from mainstream platforms given that they are active participants in the invasion.
- severino 4y ago
  Ukraine is not a member of the EU, so I can't see why being an European country would make any difference. Furthermore, does the fact that Iraq is not an European country mean that we shouldn't care about things like girls being raped and tortured by US soldiers or entire innocent families killed for nothing? Russia is not at war with the EU more than with the US, so I wouldn't expect our civil servants to behave like Stasi officials deciding which contents should we, the people, have access to or not.
  - dgellow 4y ago
    I wrote “invade European countries”, not EU member… Of course Ukraine isn’t part of the EU. It’s a direct threat to the safety of union members, has direct impact on their economies, social situation, and politics. Obviously it is something that matters to the EU. The rest of you comment is a straw man, I won’t comment on it.

dgellow 4y ago

Did the US invade European countries with the intent to genocide an entire nation to satisfy the fascist dream of the president? If that would be the case and US media would be used as a weapon, propagating lies and disinformation to support the invasion, then yes, I hope the EU would do the same ban. But nothing like that ever remotely happened. It’s not like you cannot access russian propaganda from Europe if that’s what you want. Their media are just removed from mainstream platforms given that they are active participants in the invasion.

severino 4y ago
Ukraine is not a member of the EU, so I can't see why being an European country would make any difference. Furthermore, does the fact that Iraq is not an European country mean that we shouldn't care about things like girls being raped and tortured by US soldiers or entire innocent families killed for nothing? Russia is not at war with the EU more than with the US, so I wouldn't expect our civil servants to behave like Stasi officials deciding which contents should we, the people, have access to or not.
- dgellow 4y ago
  I wrote “invade European countries”, not EU member… Of course Ukraine isn’t part of the EU. It’s a direct threat to the safety of union members, has direct impact on their economies, social situation, and politics. Obviously it is something that matters to the EU. The rest of you comment is a straw man, I won’t comment on it.