let's go sluggard yet, but the less is this credit thing itself. that's low sco stones as a company bends all t on the other russian media outlets look for a fist full shot. definitely comes off of the us state department's closed global touch of our network scale, expensive shit, but not even jude oh, well, because it's full feed. that's how russians foreign minister has bronze it. washington functions on the face incumbent leaders in washington. we simply suppress any defense have of course, surpassed in. this is to tell a terry and is in its purest form, the south african media review and networks long message binding all these things to be perhaps freedom of speech. that's always the

very well welcome to you because all the international broadcasting live it from most guy is good to happy with us this our top story meta is this credit thing itself. that's the reaction from crumbling spokesperson. dimitri pass golf ass off the us tech joint met, which on facebook and instagram on several russian news networks, including all t we company accuses us of engaging and deceptive influence operations on the tends to evade detection. after careful consideration, we expanded our ongoing enforcement against russians. the media outlets versus the gordon. there are c and other related and these are now banned from our apps globally for foreign interference activity program. and just curious, if that's a, this is outright discrimination. metal is discrediting itself with these actions, and of course, such selective actions against flushing media are unacceptable. we take this

extremely negatively and this of course complicates the prospect for the normalization of our relations with meta. richard, the pages on the washing news outlets in question, not no longer available to use as having already been banished from the social media platforms prior to the band all to have a 7000000 follow us on facebook and the for the 1000000 on instagram across the world all tease maureen across the river, i told my colleague you to know new, know, and of course it all started with those new sanctions by the us state department and brought us to that. wouldn't, you know, metal have us bands, but of course meadows. a link to washington has been very well documented. this is not the 1st time mark, soccer burke has spoken out saying that his company, facebook was fresh or into sense or a new concept there. and he now says that he regret succumbing to the prosper and no doubt, he will regret this decision in the future as well. if he hasn't already because we're no longer talking about

a shadow bad. where before you could get around that with a v p n, for example, and still watches in washington for example. but now if you access, so you are not prepared. you want to watch archie, you tons because it's been wiped out. and if this shouldn't be something that is up to washington, it shouldn't be up to one country to band content around the world founded in your own country, if that's what it is. but no, thanks to one country. this is what happens. russian reputation, this information to subvert and polarized screen of the societies extends to every part of the world. in response today, the united states, united kingdom and canada, are launching a launching a joints diplomatic campaign to rally allies and partners around the world to join us in addressing the threat posed by r. t and other machinery of russian just information and corporate influence. each government, of course, is going to decide how it responds to this threat. but we are every, every partner to start by treating ortiz activities as they do other intelligence

activities by russia within their borders. also the most basic, the same that everyone who works on archie, the correspondence the during that as the present or is that they're all spies and that they're working on behalf of the crime and those whose other assertions. and they are saying that basically governments around the world should treat us as such . ortiz also saying, we shouldn't have to come out to deny such allegations. we, of course, do at russia itself also. so it denies the allegations against russian media as a whole. hoster being reaction to this at least says from done this, this shutting down of r t. yeah, you get tired of the sun's in your own actions. at some point it becomes ridiculous, but because it continues were heard from the foreign ministry spokesman murray as a harbor, i should call this an information the war. and that also she also said that there chose some of them in some jealousy, on their behalf. another shutting this down because they can compete with us fairly . so this is the only thing that they can resort to is make sure that we're not

there at all. and also, it's interesting how they said that one of the reasons why they're doing this is because we're sold goods at the ukranian propaganda because of us. this is the reason why that people are believe and russia and are not supporting their ukrainian efforts as much. this is all on us, not their actions on that. people are seeing the full picture. they're putting all of that down on archie and of course we also heard from so the level of the foreign minister who echoed those comments and also said that it shows that the united states is moving somewhere which is far beyond this all freedom of speech anymore. it's something completely different to georgia order, what george orwell had a very rich imagination and historical foresight. but of course, even he could not even imagine what the tow tyler terri in state would look like. to describe some of its outlines, it was unable to dive into the depths of the tow tyler terry. and as we are now witnessing within the framework of the so called rules based on his own incumbent

leaders in washington, who simply suppressed any defend, have of course, surpassed in this is to tell a terry and is in its purest forms. and so that you have it, those are the comments from the start of the lab rove and of course, so this continues, we're not surprised by this at all, because this has been happening for a long time now, the west trying to suppress the voice is coming from russia and those who agree with russia, when you make a charge against someone or some entity, you present the evidence and you say, this is why we're doing it. this is what we have. and this is why we're making such a decision of this magnitude has not been put forward. no, all the claim is that we have apparently units here are 2 thirds liaison with the kremlin, with the intelligence services. this is all they have. they have thoughts and also the mounting mounts of voices that are now not supporting your credit. so those are the only 2 reasons that the, it's a grid headline. but then when you dig beneath thought you,

you need substance. exactly, and there is no substance. and there was also this argument that well, it far too boston or something, the legal why was no corresponding charged in the united states. why i went on to legal proceedings because this is joseph basically words, and the same time you have of washington. the us state department, which has been in, is for featuring in the social media in the country which is spread around the world. and yet that is freedom of speech. that is democracy. that's a big difference than our state funded media. i believe. you mean no one in this building gets to tell anyone at v o a or a fee or r l. what to say do or right. they ask us questions and we answer them. that's the difference between a state funded media organization in a democracy and one in the thor terry and government. the leader of r t is admitted that that's what she does and they do. and we've now given you a norm as examples of how dangerous it is around the world, and i sure hope it meets your definition of something new. and wanting to know in

a couple of days after that's metal band us. where is the democracy here? where's freedom of speech? and this is the definition of freedom of speech. we have it here in russell. you can watch whatever you want in the west. you can, and they're also affecting other countries, like i keep bringing this example. if you're in india, or if you're in africa for example, and you want to go on facebook or you want a bonus program, which are 2, you cannot all because of boston to. and this is something that, of course, are to, is that it's for, and she's migrate to someone young also pointed out, which is really cool. it's very easy to promote freedom of speech and practice it when it's only your speech that counts and no one else's. what's even more amusing is that they accused organizations of collaborating with intelligence services, which implies were some kind of intelligence unit ourselves. that's absolutely nonsense. we're not any part of the intelligence services. perhaps we would like to be. maybe we could hide better if that were the case, but we've learned differently were journalists and we continue to do our

journalistic work. well, this is freedom of speech, according to rosa and the west can continue censoring concepts and producing free almost speech their way. let's close that live to seeing that it's high m dereks of social media at the cradle news outlook many thanks for joining cuz on the program it's very nice to see you today. as of this matter by and on all comes a month off to be platform blacklisted, you outlets. so it was due reaction to today's news as well. i can gauge with this decision in serious outrages i was mentioned before. this is not, one should not be friends. again, especially when you know, what are the me with this come up as part of a much larger way, rest and media out distance. and you're, you know, words, it was already bad for you to. it was the room and you're it was a new such a miracle, but you know, you know, which is really,

really us the news, really government. i don't see how and use the remarks to the present about archie and then i'll just, you know, for interviews activity the democracy in the us, we need to least give information. i mean, you know, we've been, you know, we've been bad or we're seeing what to do, let me finish getting our reinstated, we're not sure. i mean, why should we so desperately to remain on these platforms that work against the funds? i mean, we, we are still in the world that you don't realize, i believe, you know, essentially works for the us, even the largest are asia, the conversation just doesn't matter. and it needs to be like, oh yeah, i mean, i mean,

wanting special assessments of washington's games. the best network quality has been spreading this information and meddling in this years. he was presidential elections. do you think all viewers would agree with that assessment? a? no, it's not just about the accusing party, but the reason that which is like to be on the us, the appraisal meddling. so the way they met with state farm, the agents, the navy crews know how they offering through the usa, the national endowment for democracy. i just need you to know it's a survey and they say, you know, the are to get inside the residence, which is, i mean, that's just like the new york times and i still and cnn will have to go talk to us . it is really funny. it doesn't make sense to me, excuse me. on the street. no, no,

no morning, explanation either. and you know what, the appraisal african street, which is our key has been accused of secretly funding and operating as i get paid, which is to say i can single. so, you know, there is about receiving the narrative and the region for the, you know that this is the can perspective. so because of the invoice, would it be the same here? there's an explorer is the same. those were a read formerly written fish read. i think, you know, using it, it seems like read the 300 to been a minute. so all of this is leading to me and to and these are all, you know, how that a, you know, why i know that people who are at these platforms and, you know, to try and go back to russia and hold back to our tea. it's just insane. 1 explanation is very vague, just like i complained about by it's reminiscent to meet the crating get an excuse

to be funded by iraq. that'd be hard to see the guy. there's another fully rested propaganda and it's a, this is just absurd. what was really curious to me about an sleep, lincoln statement, is it. he said he's completely fine with propaganda. quotes propaganda inside the country, but that on that work as a special case and it needs to be sanctioned, it needs to be bounds. i mean, what do you make of that narrative? i mean, the, the, you know, and nobody knows a lot of points propaganda. we probably get. so, you know, the ones i get a big narrative. i mean, like, what are our needs? are we not supposedly going to need to, to create a narrative? i mean, it gets to the story, but it's a miracle they are to this. they might just me. i don't think we should. i don't know. how would you know? we should wait until i get well,

there are plenty of alternatives as far as that. many thanks for speaking to us today is good to see. you see my tie, i'm director of social media at the cradle news outlet. thank you. well, following the news of mess has donald all see the south african media review organizational on the lines that west and freedom of speech is applicable only if an outlet stands fits the convenient narrative. the media review network condemns the brazen violations of press freedom by meta, the parent company of what's up facebook and instagram. the self proclaimed bastions of free speech and freedom of expression have chosen to use social media outlets to play geo politics against russia. freedom of the price is only applicable in the west if one chooses to maintain service to the forces of empire met a banding of r t and others as testament to this fact, freedom of the press has always been a mis. the law lives caused live so long as a correspondence kind of a con, guys related to see what do we know about measures activities on the african

functions as well. firstly, the media review network is off the view that the decisions depend rushing the document. so to any other media, office is a serious one, and last fall is be subject to a high degree or switch city. and in this case, particularly the is no such scrutiny. but we do know that mitch's policies and practices have long silence voices that do not reflect the values and the belief of the west africa for us to submit to has been at the center of numerous contrivances for us from his handling. often use the data treats role in spreading misinformation in this information. so that's the case. soft, not so long ago, the cried mix of platforms that are still flooded with fake news and misinformation, especially leading up to the election. we saw at that time is the speech advocacy group finding a request, asking me a tough to disclose information about to the selected identified during the

elections. the dates i permit said at the misses it took to mitigate misinformation across all its platforms, but mitchell had denied the request of all giving that to as a u. s. based company, it is not subject to said i have to, can do have a system to this matter and as a corporation organized and existing under the laws of delaware in the united states of america. and does not have a legal presence in south africa, according the metal ink is not subject to the promotion of access to information act, it was still on the african continent. and as a case has resurfaced through a mid tasks of face to cool sit tapia restoration fund for victims off the 23 walls, which facebook field feeding to over 600000 dates and the displacement of millions across the field. yes, the amnesty international group in it feel p at the time saved methods facebook

became a watch with content, inciting by this and advocating hatred needing to the dates in the country as if that was not enough. very recent sheets. nature directly to mid to what a mess of fund of about $220000000.00 that she had received. that mid to has repeatedly violated in states of protection permission laws. including denying nigerians the rights to self determination and saving off nigerians personal data at the time that you have is made it clear that the fine wasn't just a slap on the wrist if it's a message that's even big tech companies like mid tough content, no local news that it says this nice area, if you'll, yeah, and so that's the time many of the african countries are saying you might be a global science, but in our back yard, you pay by our rules. and the more concerned you problem is that to me, it just seems to be bolding and unpleasant patent on the african continent. and right now, what's this decision? mid to is confirming what is known about at the political bias in wisdom social

media platforms. because this now is being interpreted as an efforts to suppress alternative viewpoints like it has done of the african countries. we've had many things that fold that updates as long as they correspond instead of a con guy. thank you or less and now discuss this with the i guess suffice to of the can you and call me this policy book on the on journalist on the electra at said augustine university of tons of the down suit. stephen many, thanks to both of you. for joining us on the program today, my 1st question to mister amolla, please, you know, just hours before binding on network mess dated as terms of service to say that it doesn't allow accounts of engage and so called for an interference. what do you think prompted to move by is that the bugs platform? a muscle was it's important to acknowledge the sand about the platform. dimension of the phone is not in utah thompson. it's also drives the

interest of the united states and bio and the united states imperialism from time to time. have used its domain on leverage on um, uh, on the bottom of information to drive its on another deuce. and it saves money tendencies. you know, on the, on the global level share there. so the binding of alternative that out feeds. right. uh, that was actually one good through like, and then pollution that he means to democratize information, chatting on. and that was what a, you know, that meant to platforms, including facebook has been cutting itself on. but they only talk about the freedom of the press as long as that's the normal defense they have as the united states and the, that is them. and things the, the wild seems to be the end of the cornwall and the united states. you know, that sort of decree adding that they want to beat us in the quota, will be able to use the leverage in terms of information. and this information on

the wall is now continuously being challenged. and that is why you see such an option. it's like trying to, you know, bon sutton, media outlets tried to control how information says do the submit this it does have been added. this is actually the shape of you know, through the end to actually create a plus side and then nodded to the one i da's more popular than to add them or to clips on, amongst uh, or on indian meaning they out of an otherwise bit lesson. so this is a sort of them what you bit of the mentor platform. thank you. i so mr. steven, please. uh oh, i think we may have lost the connection with mr. steven, but we'll continue to continue mister remote. i think that the bigger picture is what this means for freedom of speech across the board. i'm curious to know, what's the reaction be enough work to best buy a most of all the african people are, i'm gonna buy sides unilateral divisions by the

establishment, mainly in the west and a lot. but because remember, the african continent has been a victim of this information. i'm missing information. and for a very long time, we only had life opportunities like cnn, bbc and the fox news, or, you know, think that'd be changing the united states. but if i've done them in direct up top of the african people, but now we have them competing outlets that continued to debunk them to united united states logic in terms of it's a control of information. for example, we've had oddity here with us. we've had the big chinese gambling network, we have the price to be here. and these alternate to buy outlets. that's out of a challenging, you know, the united states, huge money tendency, all the information through them. corporate media, particularly the bbc's and that cnn's is not going down well we the, we know we,

the dominance class. so literally across in the united states and so big multinational corporations and because med died, so it's month it's, it's, it's not new. so i'm in terms of advancing. it's on the agenda it's, it's, um, it's, it's, it's one of the united states of conglomeration. it's a big multinational that continued to advance the interest of the united states and via which we can our own analysis, an applicant they begin editing empire is actually fighting for somebody. and that is why they are willing to even pass out and you know, such as i do and not to little or does do come to the prince when on the other side of the interplay that leap service at the tenants here, mr. steven and also has recently, i tried to a huge number of viewers in the global south end, especially in africa. so to what extent would you say people's rights to take part in on networks that social media activities are being infringed?

find mess up. i always seem to have lost connection wouldn't say again, i missed the another late. they've got to ask that question to you is up when it comes to people's rights to take pods and endangered with our channel through social media. do thing meta is infringed upon those rights? it or you know, the african continent has been substitute for an alternative sources of news on out of, to just game that you know, the right time in fucking, it will be way i come from the news of out of the opening their headquarters in they will be, was highly, well come by. the majority of that can population and base oddity, you know, that i sent to the visual network. but typically is challenging. one of the biggest powers that, you know, claimed to be a superpower. so definitely the, i'm going to expect that to be the coming oddity in that will be on an

absolute come, will not go unchallenged. but the only problem we have that we did not know that to be to is going to tech. you know, it's going to come out in this month where it's not just a continuous, nobody just continuance, but mounting of oddity. but now it, it seems that that has not managed to it to get any fruits. so it only means that they want to cut it off then. uh, you know, the metal platforms, so that those uh, on the global south, particularly, i think i'm looking for kind of 2 ways to and you know, to access news news analyses. either then the, the normal a corporate medium, that doesn't mean that that these buick information wall for many years. then they do not want any competition. they do not want any debunking or they're not doing.

because for them, they want to go to the why that through miss information and this information and event tomorrow, they're going to send something on, on the, on, on the television, informal, but not to do. what about tomorrow if they sleep within is obama plan? and then they bring the western doctor to talk about how they think that the president's office and i shall make on these like these. and they continue to drive such seemed to not to do in the, on the cable news networks. and this is what is being challenged by the alternative media platforms like oddity that continues to bring out. we get the deals from that perspective. so this out. and also to challenge the hedge wondering tendency of the united states and they didn't mean to what extent would take. so could we view the actions of messa as part of a neo colonial mindset, restricting voices from countries or things adversarial to the west and what kind of global majority we do to push them back? if that is the case, it's important that the, the prefect,

so then the okay, on your own steps and obviously come particularly united steps into that as a monday it was done. okay, we seem to have lost the connection with august remote. here's 11 on one of the 3 models that's the, the united states. imperialism has used a bunch of clearly was it's, it's dominance in terms of information. and the other one is, of course it's, it's, it's making sure that the african countries economy was relied on the countries of the metro portal and of course, plan on the military. so it basically means that seems to be a little bit losing the information wall in, in, in, in, in the global south. it basically means that often they, they cannot accept elizabeth information. well, because it to compromise, then,

you know, then you know colonial project and probably expose been the, the, the, the client states on the top include teams that wanting it to actually read in the african continent. so the bottom of bottom tea on mentioned is basically to try on the seats. uh, you know, i know tended to platform where people can access the other knowledge is the closest i'd like to watch. what alternatives would you suggest? would you propose to ask for considering alternative information platforms in line to this increasing censorship? that was se. okay, we seem to have a problem with the connection um like to thank uh guys to advice which of the canyon communist policy of book ammonia and very briefly journalist and electra as saint augustine, university of tons. and there don't say stephen. okay,

we'll be back with a plenty more at the top of the hour. we hope to see you then the the russian states never saw one of the most sense community best to him. then i'll send, send up the speed . the one else calls question about this, even though we will bend in the european union the kremlin mission, the state on the russians cruising and split the ortiz full neck, keeping our video agency roughly all the band on youtube. the

said, this is steven twist, which is the little fuss the 1st on 2nd since we cities dislikes any of the seats, a couple of bus called the son of course, in region this steve, in tradition to basing house of weight is a fast get people to know nationwide for the customs, cuisine and hospitality. so let's go leave in the there's no end in sight over how you're going to continue to destroy the or is the case for the med, most of the people. i tried to go to the gym, but i'm certainly not ready to fight russia. this is also of soon. this is the 3rd world lunacy re washington. as for so the funder line likes to say,

we have the tools while we just start with stability and business deals to help me living on my have very close propaganda. you know, price here in new york. i think we don't know the aftermath any time that you're not allowed to ask questions, you should ask all of the questions. some more questions, ask a better. the answer is, will be the in the last 30 years, we have been gathering base. yes. and now we have the thing that tipping point with place in the world is changing theater, young nation. and we had a poor nation, but being not just building an economy, we had rebuilding the civilization. so the problem seems to be not the way to midland satisfied, and india being a wooden shoes or something like all kinds of different kinds of things. flourish all over to you. that's perfectly fine.