US crackdown on Sputnik, RT is meant to ‘discourage others from speaking out’ and intimidate Americans - journalist

US crackdown on Sputnik, RT is meant to ‘discourage others from speaking out’ and intimidate Americans - journalist Meta’s decision* to block the accounts of Sputnik and RT was the result of a growing pressure from the Biden administration that comes as the United States is “losing the war in Ukraine” and is thus “growing increasingly desperate,” independent journalist and author Daniel Lazare tells Sputnik. According to him, the purpose is not to strike out against the Russian media, but “it’s essentially to regiment political discourse in general. To discourage others from speaking out, to make it known that criticism of the war is now impermissible, that further action may be taken by the government and that people should watch their step. That’s what the message is.” Lazare says, “Internet censorship is simply the logical next step” for the US as it is “raising the stakes by providing Kiev with medium-range missiles capable of striking deep within Russian territory while at the ... Source: Sputnik International