German speakers shielded from nefarious Russian content
While Europe was busy decorating Christmas trees and googling elaborate recipes and the sweet voices of Mariah Carey and George Michael were heard in supermarkets from Cork to Cluj, Germany took steps to curtail the growth of Russia Today (RT). RT is a news channel, on the surface similar to Bloomberg or CNN, however, appearances are deceiving. RT is an arm of the Russian state and delivers either articles promoting a pro Russian stance, or alternatively, stories meant to discredit Western governments and foster discontent. While the English language version is allowed to continue its operations, the German version has recently been curtailed.