Russian TV channel RT breached due impartiality rules on 29 occasions in four days following the invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s broadcasting regulator has found. Ofcom investigated RT news bulletins and a documentary broadcast between Feb. 27 and March 2, and found the RT’s coverage “failed to preserve due impartiality in relation to the conflict…
UK Regulator Finds Russian Channel RT in Breach of Impartiality Rules Over Ukraine War
Russian Broadcaster RT’s UK Licence Revoked With Immediate Effect
Britain’s broadcast regulator Ofcom has revoked the UK licence of Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT with immediate effect. Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes said: “Freedom of expression is something we guard fiercely in this country, and the bar for action on broadcasters is rightly set very high. “Following an independent regulatory process, we have today found…
CRTC Bans Russian State-Run Broadcaster RT From Canadian Airwaves
Canadian broadcasters are no longer allowed to distribute Russia’s state-run broadcaster, RT, after the federal regulator found the programming has targeted Ukrainians during the ongoing Russian invasion. The Canadian Radio-television and Communications Commission is removing RT, formerly known as Russia Today, and RT France from its authorized list of non-Canadian programming services and stations. The…
Facebook Access Blocked in Russia: Communications Agency
Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor said Friday that it will block access to Facebook inside Russia, claiming discrimination against Russian media outlets since October 2020. A statement from the agency posted online said Facebook has engaged in “26 cases of discrimination against Russian media and information resources.” In recent days, the Meta-owned platform restricted access to…
YouTube Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels From Earning Ad Dollars
YouTube on Saturday barred Russian state-owned media outlet RT and other Russian channels from receiving money for advertisements that run with their videos, similar to a move by Facebook, after the invasion of Ukraine. Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” YouTube said in a statement that it was “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube,…
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