Elon Musk wants to “make believe that journalism is a form of censorship”, alerts the director general of RSF

World Cybercensure Day took place on March 12. “We are seeing more and more practices that will allow the digital space to be restricted, to control the information”explains Thibaut Bruttin, director general of Reporters Sans Frontières, guest of Franceinfo Friday March 14. He cites Russia or China “become experts in controlling their information space”.

In the United States, Elon Musk “Try to make believe that journalism exercise is a form of censorship”he alerts. “He will not escape you that those who argue for a stripped freedom of expression are the same who condemn access to the White House to Associated Press”, Develops the director general of RSF. Could Donald Trump tackle press freedom? “Electoral interference is already there, when we see Musk who supports political figures within the European Union. There is already this interference”concludes Thibaut Bruttin.

Watch the entire interview in the video above.