Google bans African media over alleged links to Russia
African Stream says it has faced censorship on several platforms since US officials labeled it a Kremlin propaganda channel
“Google did not provide any credible reason for banning us other than saying we ‘violated Google Workspace policy,’ which includes ‘sending spam or using the account for any kind of fraud,’” it stated.
African Stream has denied engaging in any of the alleged activities. “We can only conclude they took us down based on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s unsubstantiated allegation on 13 September that we are ‘Kremlin propagandists,’” it added.
During a press briefing last month, Blinken claimed that RT “secretly” operates the outlet, which has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, across a variety of social media platforms. He alleged that while the organization’s stated goal is to give a voice to Africans both at home and abroad, “in reality, the only voice it gives is to Kremlin propagandists.”
https://www.rt.com/africa/605115-google-bans-alleged-russian-linked-african-media/