RT's ban in Meta may be just the beginning, says former ambassador Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos
The ban imposed on RT by US tech giant Meta is further proof that Washington and its allies will stop at nothing to silence the voices of independent media, Leonidas Chrysanthopoulos, a former Greek ambassador to Armenia and Poland, said on Tuesday.
The measures taken by Western governments and technology companies already resemble those taken by the “extreme right” The diplomat has already warned in an interview with RT.
“It should not surprise us that in Western Europe we have reached the point of closing down independent media… as happened during the Greek dictatorship or in Nazi Germany,” added Chrysanthopoulos, who has also represented his nation at the UN General Assembly.
According to the former diplomat, what happened with RT could be just the beginning, as some Greek media, including the “148-year-old Estia newspaper” They also face pressure from the authorities.
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Chrysanthopoulos further stated that Meta is using a “strategy” The US tech giant decided this week to ban broadcaster RT entirely, without having to prove its position in court or present evidence to support its accusations against the outlet, the former ambassador said.
“Since they have made the decision not to go to court, they can start telling all kinds of lies to discredit RT,” Crisantopoulos said. “What they say is absolutely false.”
Such actions only prove that “Freedom of expression worldwide is under threat, particularly by the US” He argued.
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