The European Union said on Friday it was suspending the distribution of four Russia-linked media outlets in the EU, despite a warning from Moscow this week that any such move would draw swift retaliation.
  • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
    123·
    6 months ago

    The ban applies to Voice of Europe, RIA Novosti news agency and Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapers

    Ah right, no Fox News there.

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      8·
      6 months ago

      Fox News is an American problem, they don’t have any significant presence in Europe - the closest would be Sky News but Comcast bought it from Murdoch in 2018.

      • Weslee@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        6 months ago

        Anyone who doesn’t think that fox has russian rubles in their secret accounts is a fucking idiot imo

  • Loui@feddit.deEnglish
    34·
    6 months ago

    Ban the troll factories and we’re good. Banning those 4 news outlets will do nothing.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Except that at least Voice of Europe was used to launder bribes to EU right-wing politicians recently.