His principles Canada officially banned broadcasters of Russian news networks on Wednesday (March 16th) RT (formerly Russia Today) and RT Francejudging that their content is not for the “benefit of the public”.
“Freedom of expression and diversity of views are essential components of our democracy. However, broadcasting a program in Canada is a privilege, not a rightSaid Ian Scott, chairman of the Canadian Broadcasting and Telecommunications Council (CRTC).
The agency expressed concern about a “foreign program seeking to undermine the national sovereignty of another,” to “reduce Canadians of a particular ethnicity,” and to “undermine democratic institutions in Canada.”
A few days after Russian invasion of Ukraine On February 24, several major providers in Canada, notably the Bell and Rogers & Shaw groups, had already decided to stop broadcasting RT.
In early March, the CRTC launched a public consultation. In it they were 350 interventions in favor of the interruption of the program of the Russian television networks and 16 in favor of its continuation.
As they are accused of being Moscow’s “misinformation” instruments, especially with regard to Russia’s war in Ukraine, Russian state media RT and Sputnik have been banned in the European Union. The ban on broadcasting their content on television and on the Internet came into effect on March 2nd.
“The systematic manipulation and misinformation of information by the Kremlin is being used as an operational tool in its attack on Ukraine. It is also a significant and immediate threat to the public order and security of the Union. “Today, we are taking an important step against Putin’s manipulation operation and by closing the flow to Russian state media in the EU.” High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell.
RT, which began broadcasting in 2005, then known as Russia Today, was funded by the Russian state and developed into television content and websites in a variety of languages, including English, French, Spanish, German and Arabic.
Source: News Beast
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