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11-14-2017, 03:15 PM
RT owner forced to register as a foreign agent in the U.S., and Russia vows revenge
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The company that owns Moscow-based media outlet RT just registered as a foreign agent with the U.S. Department of Justice.
T&R Productions, LLC filed paperwork under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) registering as an agent for a Russian government entity, according to the DOJ (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/production-company-registers-under-foreign-agent-registration-act-agent-russian-government). This entity, ANO TV-Novosti, is responsible for worldwide broadcasts of the Russian government-funded English-language TV network.*
SEE ALSO: Finally, Twitter forbids Russia Today, Sputnik from advertising (http://mashable.com/2017/10/26/twitter-bans-russia-today-sputnik-ads/)
RT reported (https://www.rt.com/usa/402923-rt-foreign-agent-doj/) in September that T&R Productions had received a letter from the DOJ demanding it to register as a foreign agent. The D.C.-based corporation is responsible for the production and operations of RT America. It has operated studios, hired and paid U.S. employees, and produced programming for the Russian network. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/rt-registers-as-foreign-agent/)
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The company that owns Moscow-based media outlet RT just registered as a foreign agent with the U.S. Department of Justice.
T&R Productions, LLC filed paperwork under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) registering as an agent for a Russian government entity, according to the DOJ (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/production-company-registers-under-foreign-agent-registration-act-agent-russian-government). This entity, ANO TV-Novosti, is responsible for worldwide broadcasts of the Russian government-funded English-language TV network.*
SEE ALSO: Finally, Twitter forbids Russia Today, Sputnik from advertising (http://mashable.com/2017/10/26/twitter-bans-russia-today-sputnik-ads/)
RT reported (https://www.rt.com/usa/402923-rt-foreign-agent-doj/) in September that T&R Productions had received a letter from the DOJ demanding it to register as a foreign agent. The D.C.-based corporation is responsible for the production and operations of RT America. It has operated studios, hired and paid U.S. employees, and produced programming for the Russian network. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/rt-registers-as-foreign-agent/)
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