Russian TV: Infowars Is The Most Influential Media Outlet In America
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Across the globe Infowars is being recognized for the role Alex Jones and the Infowars crew played in overcoming the corrupt political system and mainstream media, some going so far as to say that Infowars is the most influential media outlet in the United States.

National Russian media outlet tsargrad.tv talked with Infowars reporter David Knight about the prospects of American, Russian relations under a Trump presidency and said “Infowars is the most influential media in modern America.”

Speaking in parliament for the first time since her announcement Sunday that she would seek re-election next year, Merkel cautioned that public opinion was being "manipulated" on the internet.

"Something has changed -- as globalisation has marched on, (political) debate is taking place in a completely new media environment. Opinions aren't formed the way they were 25 years ago," she said.

Quoted by France 24, she said that "Today we have fake sites, bots, trolls -- things that regenerate themselves, reinforcing opinions with certain algorithms and we have to learn to deal with them." The chancellor said the challenge for democrats was to "reach and inspire people. However, should that fail, Merkel essentially suggested the time for censorship has come: "we must confront this phenomenon and if necessary, regulate it."

She said she supported initiatives by her right-left coalition government to crack down on "hate speech" on social media in the face of what she said were "concerns about the stability of our familiar order".

She warned that "Populism and political extremes are growing in Western democracies."

Merkel's warning comes a week after Google and Facebook (which overnight was revealed to have a "tool" ready to implement regional censorship) moved to cut off ad revenue to bogus news sites after a US election campaign in which the global misinformation industry may have influenced the outcome of the vote.

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Shortly after the vote Vladimir Putin slammed the EU parliament resolution against Russian media. He said that Europe is trying to "teach" Russia democracy. Putin added that the EU Parliament's resolution demonstrates "political degradation" in regard to the "idea of democracy" in the West. He also pointed out that while "everyone tries to lecture" Russia on democracy, European lawmakers themselves resort to a policy of restrictions, "which is not the best way" to deal with any issues.

"More recently — and these attempts are still ongoing — they [European officials] tried to 'teach us' democracy, and we have always heard from these 'teachers' that the most vicious way to do business with opponents is to ban something and that it is not consistent with the principles and norms of democracy. Open discussion is always the best way," Putin said.

Adding that he hopes the Western move to "counter Russian propaganda" won't lead to serious restrictions, the president congratulated RT and Sputnik journalists on their work.

He concluded that the EU parliament resolution is an "evident sign of degradation of the Western society's vision of democracy," Putin said. It is curious how many "western society" citizens agree with him.

THE European Parliament on Wednesday urged the EU to fight back against “hostile propaganda” by the Kremlin, prompting a swift rebuke from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

EU lawmakers approved a motion condemning outlets like television channel RT (previously Russia Today) and the news agency Sputnik for disseminating “absolutely fake” news, while accusing the Kremlin of backing anti-EU parties.

They urged the European Union to boost its “tiny” nine-strong strategic communication force set up to counter disinformation when tensions grew with Russia amid the conflict in Ukraine.

EU-propaganda: ‘Meer doen tegen Russische propaganda’
Schuld van RT en social media
http://politiek.tpo.nl/2016/11/23/eu...he-propaganda/

De Europese Unie moet meer doen tegen de toegenomen propaganda van Rusland en terroristische organisaties als ISIS. Het Europees Parlement riep woensdag op tot versterking van het negen man sterke EU-team dat “desinformatieaanvallen” probeert te pareren.

De propaganda zaait angst en twijfel en verdeelt de EU, aldus het parlement. Om het publiek weerbaarder te maken zouden bewustwordingscampagnes, onderwijs en media moeten worden ingezet.

“Steeds meer landen hebben door dat Rusland zich sinds de agressie in Oekraïne schuldig maakt aan het verspreiden van valse informatie en propaganda via denktanks, tv-zenders als Russia Today en sociale media”, aldus de Poolse parlementsrapporteur Anna Fotyga. Het Kremlin financiert volgens haar ook Europese populistische en extreem-rechtse politieke partijen die anti-EU zijn.

Het Russische ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken wees de aantijgingen af en sprak in Russische media van “discriminatie”. Het parlement zou bang zijn voor het “effectieve” werk van de Russische pers.

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Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door zonbron (Bericht 8298818) En volgens The Atlantic Council is het Vlaams Belang zelfs een trojaans paard van het Kremlin. :rofl: The map describing Kremlin's friendly political movements in the EU The Kremlin's Trojan Horses http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/image...s_web_1116.pdf http://uatoday.tv/politics/master-of...es-807511.html

CONCLUSIONS
Russian influence in Germany takes place on three
levels using: 1) pro-Kremlin networks, which were
mainly established over the past fifteen years, and
which support a policy of appeasement with regard
to the current Russian regime; 2) parties and populist
movements at the right and left margins of the political
spectrum, but also the mainstream
political parties in the Bundestag;
and 3) Russian foreign media,
which is often linked to these
pro-Russian groups through social
networks. With the Ukraine crisis,
these three elements became
increasingly intertwined and
continue to attempt to penetrate
German society, politics, and the
public discourse.
These attempts to influence
German and EU-policy toward
Russia are countered by the consequent approach of
Chancellor Merkel and other elements of the German
political system, for whom Russian actions in Ukraine
were a reality check. The Kremlin’s goals are to
undermine and question the approach of the current
German leadership on Russia, legitimize its policy
in Ukraine through these networks in the EU, split
European societies and transatlantic unity, while fueling
existing anti-US, anti-EU, and anti-establishment


In the campaign
for the next
federal elections in
Germany, Russia will
play a prominent
role.

Speaking in parliament for the first time since her announcement Sunday that she would seek re-election next year, Merkel cautioned that public opinion was being "manipulated" on the internet.

"Something has changed -- as globalisation has marched on, (political) debate is taking place in a completely new media environment. Opinions aren't formed the way they were 25 years ago," she said.

"Today we have fake sites, bots, trolls -- things that regenerate themselves, reinforcing opinions with certain algorithms and we have to learn to deal with them."