The notice received by RT says that such a decision was made by the management of the Cotas Board of Directors.
“The decision comes from the company’s administration, where we were simply instructed to stop broadcasting the channel,” the response to RT’s request says the reasons for what happened.
The resigned Bolivian vice president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, commented on the decision to disconnect RT from broadcasting.
According to him, in the country there is “neither freedom of speech, nor freedom of the press, you cannot express your opinion”.
He said that the Minister of Mass Communications warned local journalists that “they should be careful because she writes down everyone who says something superfluous.”
“How can one say this to reporters? What constitutional freedom can we talk about if journalists are not given the opportunity to do their job, inform and tell the truth? ”Said Linera.
On November 15, Ecuador’s National Cable Network disconnected RT from broadcasting. The shutdown occurred without prior notice and explanation of reasons.
Former Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa, who in 2018 began a weekly talk show on the RT “Talk with Correa” on RT, commented on the situation.
As the ex-president noted, disconnecting RT shows that the current government, which "speaks about freedom of speech, has double standards."
According to him, it looks like censorship in relation to RT.