German Chancellor Angela Merkel has now jumped on the bandwagon, warning against the power of ‘fake news’ on social media. EU bureaucrats voted on a non-legislative resolution Wednesday that calls for a response to counter Russian propaganda threats, equating RT and Sputnik news agencies to Daesh (ISIS) propaganda outlets.
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The EU Parliament has approved a Polish MP’s bill to counter Russian news sources’ “propaganda.” Among those listed are RT and Sputnik news agency. This is yet another example of push-back from Western elites over the loss of the U.S. presidency and potential thawing of Russian / European relations under a Trump administration.
The vote passed with less than a majority of the EU Parliament’s 691 members, thanks to 208 abstentions. The bill garnered only 304 votes.