“In fact, with this appeal, she (Joe Stevens - RT ) is reconsidering all values: European values, freedom of speech. That is, in fact, she is for prohibiting freedom of speech, in order to organize the censorship of the media, which do not express her point of view and the point of view of people of her views, ”Tsekov explained.
According to the senator, if the appeal is suddenly implemented, then Stevens will thus deprive British citizens of the opportunity to hear an alternative point of view, which is different from the point of view of the media, "oriented in their foreign policy predilections to the official position of London."
“As for the report to which she refers, as far as I know, the conclusions in this report are absolutely unfounded, they have no evidence ... Of course, what makes them angry most of all is that the RT audience is constantly growing, and many influential politicians, including Great Britain, or people - leaders of public opinion, declare that they constantly watch RT ... What advice to the minister - we need to take more care of ensuring real freedom of speech in Great Britain in general, ”the parliamentarian concluded.
Earlier, the British shadow minister for culture, digital technology, sports and media Joe Stevens asked the executive director of the media regulator Ofcom Melanie Daws to reconsider the issue of granting RT a license to broadcast in the country.
According to her, the report of the parliamentary intelligence and security committee "clearly outlines the problems that Ofcom already identified in 2018, when a fine of £ 200,000 was imposed on RT."
The Russian Embassy in Britain called Ofcom's actions against RT an attempt to put pressure on the channel's editorial policy.