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| ‘No sane person’ believes in ‘freedom of speech’ in the West, RT editor-in-chief says as YouTube censors German-language channels | ‘No sane person’ believes in ‘freedom of speech’ in the West, RT editor-in-chief says as YouTube censors German-language channels |
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| RT is awaiting Moscow’s response to YouTube’s decision to delete RT's German-language channels, RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan has said, adding that the move was no surprise amid Berlin’s campaign against the news outlet. | RT is awaiting Moscow’s response to YouTube’s decision to delete RT's German-language channels, RT’s editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan has said, adding that the move was no surprise amid Berlin’s campaign against the news outlet. |
| The purportedly permanent removal of the two YouTube channels, RT DE and Der Fehlende Part, followed a broad campaign against RT’s operations waged by German media and government officials, Simonyan insisted on Wednesday. The effort stemmed from the rapid audience growth the now-defunct channels have enjoyed, she believes. | The purportedly permanent removal of the two YouTube channels, RT DE and Der Fehlende Part, followed a broad campaign against RT’s operations waged by German media and government officials, Simonyan insisted on Wednesday. The effort stemmed from the rapid audience growth the now-defunct channels have enjoyed, she believes. |
| “Before the removal of our channels, German media has been publishing scary stories about German-language RT getting way too influential, way too big,” she said. “According to their own estimates, we’re in the fourth place in terms of influence in Germany, we’re – we were, now – ahead of such giants as German-language Deutsche Welle [Berlin's state-run international broadcaster]. No one expected that, we ourselves did not think we’d accomplish it that fast.” | “Before the removal of our channels, German media has been publishing scary stories about German-language RT getting way too influential, way too big,” she said. “According to their own estimates, we’re in the fourth place in terms of influence in Germany, we’re – we were, now – ahead of such giants as German-language Deutsche Welle [Berlin's state-run international broadcaster]. No one expected that, we ourselves did not think we’d accomplish it that fast.” |
| RT has faced multiple hostile moves from German authorities, including denial of a license to broadcast and the scaring away of banks from working with the channel, Simonyan added. Berlin also apparently pressed neighboring Luxembourg into denying RT a license, multiple reports by German media have indicated. | RT has faced multiple hostile moves from German authorities, including denial of a license to broadcast and the scaring away of banks from working with the channel, Simonyan added. Berlin also apparently pressed neighboring Luxembourg into denying RT a license, multiple reports by German media have indicated. |
| “When all that failed, they simply deleted us from YouTube under an entirely invented pretext,” Simonyan said. | “When all that failed, they simply deleted us from YouTube under an entirely invented pretext,” Simonyan said. |
| Earlier, Simonyan branded the deletion of the channels a “declaration of media war against Russia by Germany,” calling for a ban on Deutsche Welle and other German channels, as well as for “sanctioning YouTube itself.” | Earlier, Simonyan branded the deletion of the channels a “declaration of media war against Russia by Germany,” calling for a ban on Deutsche Welle and other German channels, as well as for “sanctioning YouTube itself.” |
| The RT YouTube channels were shut down earlier this week after the German-language broadcaster allegedly tried to circumvent a ‘community guidelines’ strike, handed down for ‘medical misinformation’ in four videos. The exact details of the purported breach are still not clear. The removal of the channels has already invoked a furious reaction in Moscow, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating earlier on Wednesday that a “zero tolerance” approach will be adopted towards such behavior. | The RT YouTube channels were shut down earlier this week after the German-language broadcaster allegedly tried to circumvent a ‘community guidelines’ strike, handed down for ‘medical misinformation’ in four videos. The exact details of the purported breach are still not clear. The removal of the channels has already invoked a furious reaction in Moscow, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating earlier on Wednesday that a “zero tolerance” approach will be adopted towards such behavior. |
| Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has also published a letter it sent to YouTube’s parent company, tech giant Google, demanding all restrictions be lifted from the RT channels. Failing to do so may ultimately lead to a blanket ban on YouTube in Russia, the watchdog warned. | Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, has also published a letter it sent to YouTube’s parent company, tech giant Google, demanding all restrictions be lifted from the RT channels. Failing to do so may ultimately lead to a blanket ban on YouTube in Russia, the watchdog warned. |
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