Britain's media regulator Ofcom has revoked the broadcasting licence for Russia's state-backed RT information channel.
"Freedom of expression is one thing we guard fiercely on this nation, and the bar for motion on broadcasters is rightly set very excessive," stated Dame Melanie Dawes, Ofcom's chief government.
Ofcom is at present investigating 29 complaints about impartiality in RT's information and present affairs protection of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The channel has beforehand been fined £200,000 (€237,000) for breaches of impartiality guidelines.
"We now have achieved so on the premise that we don't contemplate RT’s licensee, ANO TV Novosti, match and correct to carry a UK broadcast licence," Ofcom stated in an announcement.
It added that it took into consideration a variety of various components when making their very own choice in regards to the licence: together with RT’s Russian state funding and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
"We additionally notice new legal guidelines in Russia which successfully criminalise any impartial journalism that departs from the Russian state’s personal information narrative, particularly in relation to the invasion of Ukraine," Ofcom stated.
"We contemplate that given these constraints it seems inconceivable for RT to adjust to the due impartiality guidelines of our Broadcasting Code within the circumstances."
The channel was already blocked by YouTube and off-air within the UK on account of EU sanctions in opposition to it.
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