TV ban on RT and Sputnik: EU wants to st • Table.Briefings

The EU has added the two Russian propaganda channels RT and Sputnik to its sanctions list. They are banned from broadcasting linear television and distributing content. This decision is well-intentioned – and does not solve an existing problem.

The decision is short, but it’s a tough one: Since its publication in the Official Journal of the EU yesterday at noon, broadcasting, enabling, or otherwise supporting broadcasting on all distribution channels such as cable networks, IP-TV, through Internet service providers, video platforms or apps is prohibited. The English, French, Spanish, British, and German versions of Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik are affected.

TV ban on RT and Sputnik: EU wants to stop Putin’s mouthpieces

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