European Union

EU criticizes Twitter’s disinformation reporting, ahead of new censorship law

By Christina Maas | Reclaim The Net | February 9, 2023 Twitter has angered EU officials after it failed to submit complete reports on disinformation efforts as part of its commitment to the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation. “I am disappointed to see that Twitter’s report lags behind others and I expect a more serious […]

EU mulls ways to censor Russian views

VOLTAIRE NETWORK | FEBRUARY 2, 2023 The European Union is organizing a conference entitled: “Beyond disinformation – EU responses to the threat of foreign information manipulation.” Its main thrust is to seek ways of expunging any trace of a Russia-friendly outlook within the Union. The EU has already censored Russia Today TV channels and the Sputnik agency. It is […]

World Health Organization zero draft pandemic treaty pushes for increased surveillance powers

By Tom Parker | Reclaim The Net | February 6, 2023 The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the latest zero draft of its international pandemic treaty which will give the unelected global health agency new sweeping surveillance powers if passed. The treaty requires the WHO’s 194 member states (which represent 98% of all the countries in the […]

Ban on Russian media protects ‘freedom of expression’ – Borrell

RT | February 7, 2023 The EU’s crusade against Russian media does not seek to curb free speech but in fact pursues the opposite goal, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Tuesday. His remarks triggered criticism from Moscow, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying that Russia has viewed the media crackdown as […]

Will U.S. ‘Interests’ Become Sacrificed on Altar of New Indo-Pacific Strategy?

By Matthew Ehret | Strategic Culture Foundation | February 4, 2023 As the trans-Atlantic world is pulled into the vortex of a McCarthyite nightmare with a renewed wave of anti-Russian and now anti-China hysterics, a wave of new “Asia Pacific” doctrines have emerged across captured states… I mean “member” states throughout NATO. Starting with the […]

Content production company for RT’s sister channel ceases operations, citing crackdown on media freedom

RT | February 3, 2023 RT DE Productions – a German-based company that produces content for the RT DE TV channel and website in Moscow – has announced that it’s halting all its operations in the country. The company cited “the repressive state of media freedoms within the EU.” The latest round of sanctions adopted […]