In the United States, they want to oblige the media to disclose their affiliation with foreign agents

Foreign media in the United States may be required to publicly disclose whether they are registered as foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Democrats Kamala Harris (from California) and Richard Blumenthal (from Connecticut), as well as Republicans John Cornyn (from Texas) and Ben Sasse (from Nebraska) introduced the corresponding bill for consideration on the eve of July 2. It is reported by The Hill. See also: RT America became a foreign agent in the United States. The initiators of the bill are confident that such measures will reduce the amount of misinformation, which takes on special importance on the eve of the elections in the country. This provision will require foreign agents to clearly disclose their affiliation to readers, viewers and listeners. Such transparency will help consumers judge the source of information, which is especially important in the election year, Harris said in a statement. The proposal is expected to be adopted as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. According to the news agency, in November 2017, Russia Today America, which is the American division of the Russian broadcasting channel RT, registered in the United States as a foreign agent. As explained by the editor-in-chief of RT, Margarita Simonyan, such a decision was made, since otherwise the American authorities threatened to institute criminal proceedings.