[guilhas]

The US gov banned RT. So I guess it just protects some press

Also YouTube channels, Facebook pages... All banned... At some point even the 'rt.com' was unaccessible

Even worse, CNN is still allowed is to transmit in Russia

Same applies to EU, UK, BBC...

[58028641]

When/how did the US ban RT? I am in the US and just verified I was able to visit rt.com.

Also Russia basically banned real news: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/media/bbc-cnn-russia-putin-me...

[guilhas]

Possibly to do with sanctions

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT_America

> "The network was removed from the services offered by DirecTV on March 1, 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Ora Media pausing production on several shows it produced for RT America.[19] Dish Network dropped the channel on March 4.[20]"

RT America ceases productions and lays off most of its staff https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/03/media/rt-america-layoffs/...

At same time in EU and UK

EU officials defend move to ban RT and Sputnik amid censorship claims https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/03/08/eu-officials-d...

UK regulator Ofcom revokes RT’s license to broadcast https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-regulator-ofcom-revokes-r...

> Also Russia basically banned real news:

They suspended themselves probably to make a point about of the new law, but at least BBC resumed broadcasting

BBC to resume English language reporting in Russia https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/08/bbc-resume-eng...

Rt.com was down for some days. Only accessible by Tor or some VPNs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30466791

[sidibe]

They are all free to broadcast in Russia... if they adhere to Russias censorship rules.