Meta’s ban on RT could also be just the start, former ambassador Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos believes
The ban imposed on RT by US tech big Meta is additional proof that Washington and its allies will cease at nothing to silence unbiased media voices, Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, a former Greek ambassador to Armenia and Poland, stated on Tuesday.
The measures taken by Western governments and tech corporations already resemble these made by the “excessive proper” prior to now, the diplomat warned in an interview with RT.
“We shouldn’t be stunned in Western Europe if we truly attain the stage of closing down unbiased media… as was occurring through the Greek dictatorship or within the Nazi Germany,” added Chrysanthopoulos, who has additionally represented his nation on the UN Normal Meeting.
In line with the previous diplomat, what has occurred to RT might be just the start, as some Greek media, together with the “148-year-old newspaper Estia,” additionally face stress from the authorities.
Watch extra on the subject right here:
Chrysanthopoulos additional claimed that Meta is utilizing a “technique” of lies to justify its concentrating on of RT. The US tech big determined to outright ban the broadcaster this week, with out the necessity to show its place in courtroom or current any proof supporting its accusations towards the outlet, the previous ambassador stated.
“Since they’ve taken the choice to not go to courtroom, they will begin saying any sort of lies to place down RT,” Chrysanthopoulos acknowledged. “What they’re saying is totally false.”
Such actions solely present that “freedom of speech globally that’s being threatened, notably by the US,” he argued.
Watch extra on the subject right here:
You possibly can share this story on social media:
