Hey People, got some hot slop for ya today. So anyhuh, some RT tv got to playing, even though dont follow their stuff a ton on youtube.
And what ohh what did I see? There was a disclaimer on all RT videos now next to an i icon stating:
"funded in whole or in part by the Russian government"friendly and fine for them to tell us what to think and let us know that whatever coercive rackets prop up the Russian state is in someway contributing the content? But they doesnt have such info for what is presumably US State Department youtube?
What do you think should these bureaus all have a notice so we have some pretense who whose head a barrel of a gund was put to pay for the content in reference? Or should only China and Russia and any one with a scintilla of independence of Merican hegemony have such disclaimers, while US state propaganda runs rampant without these crucial disclaimers that fix everything nice and good?
So are you convinced? Do you think this is all nonsense or should all funding everywhere be disclosed? Or should the market have feedback mechanisms where consumers can voluntarily only do business with firms that meet their personal standards without having to rob peter for paul in the name of pat?
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when I want to know about Russia, I read it from American news.
when I want to know about USA, I read it from Russian news.
when I want a third opinion, I read it from Arab news.
yea, maybe governments are all premised upon arbitrary state violence
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I just looked at the clips you embedded and there was no sign of the "funded by the Russian government" disclaimer, so it must be a US govt thing. I'm in Scotland. Our government is talking about having RT taken off air (hope you don't mind me linking to one of my own posts – it is relevant).
The BBC is much more subtle about government control. It's funded by a public licence fee. I don't pay the licence fee, because I don't watch TV. As a result, I receive threatening letters in the post on a weekly basis, written in angry red text, warning me of the dire consequences if I'm caught watching TV in my home.
The BBC board has been accused of being primarily government appointees. Like RT, the BBC broadcasts all over the world. I think it should be up to viewers and listeners to decide which one is spouting most propaganda.
yea, maybe us law, or other nonsense, thanks for the info, I can post screen shots if you want, if they still look like that, havent checked since posted about. I just dont understand why not also having the disclaimer for us, like NPR and PBS?
Well, screenshots aren't necessary because I certainly believe they're doing this. And they probably will do it in the UK soon too, unless they just take RT off air altogether! Though I don't know how they would do that. Soviet style media censorship maybe? Hmm.
I went to watch a video that got a man in the UK arrested for hate speech, a hilarious video of an anti-Semitic dog, and they had a disclaimer about it being offensive that I had to click on to watch. I've never seen that before. Let youtube censor and do all this shit, better for dtube.
idk about censor, it is a private company, sure it is anti competitive and unethical, but I dont think the state's claws should interfere.
youtube is censoring things and they are working for the state, that is certainly censorship. Internet utilities should be regulated just as other public accommodations are. If you can't stop someone from eating at your diner why should you be allowed to stop them from posting on your website?
I also seen a similar disclaimer on a video that was funded by the german government so its not just russia.
Is the video.
well looks like they have a disclaimer for pbs on youtube which is good, wonder if they added one for state department