EU announces Russian media ban
Amina Taylor
Press TV, London
These images may soon be a thing of the past if Brussels has its way and removes Russian backed media RT and Sputnik and their subsidiaries from the airways. British ministers have already written to the UK’s media regulator, Ofcom, asking it to review RT’s licence to broadcast in the country.
Social media platforms with headquarters in the West could soon follow and bar pro-Russian sites and commentators from these platforms.
This highly unprecedented move by the EU is supposed to combat what it is calling "Russian propaganda about the war." But analysts warn that this step will only further highlight the double-standard that exists when it comes to the issue of freedom of speech.
The hypocrisy of the move being pushed by the EU is not lost on media commentators. With tensions surrounding the Ukraine conflict building, there are questions being raised about the way mainstream western outlets have been covering the crisis. For some analysts, the move to ban Russian media is part of a strategy to ensure the public has access to only one overriding narrative.
With the media war almost as important as the physical conflict being waged, the West is aware of the significance of stifling Russian voices at this time but observers are asking at what cost.
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