Russian envoy warns OSCE of censorship of Russian content in US social media
Alexander Lukashevich characterized the ongoing large-scale politically motivated sweep of digital space by the larges American social networks as a witch hunt
VIENNA, January 21. /TASS/. Removal of Russian content from American digital platforms is a flagrant censorship, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich said Thursday.
The Russian diplomat told the participants of the OSCE Permanent Council about concerns over the arbitrariness of the US digital platforms against Russian and Russian-speaking media. Mass blocking and removal of Russian content has become systematic in recent months and comprise a true flagrant censorship. There is a clear political subtext in the Big Tech group companies’ actions. They are in line with Washington’s foreign policy goal of displacement of those sources of information that provide an alternative view on the global events and create an