LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 23: Talk Show Host Larry King attends the 68th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards at the Television Academy on July 23, 2016 in Los Angeles,
Following the pattern of censorship imposed across Europe, the US television news and talk show channel RT America, which is funded by the Russian government, was shut down on March 3.
Former Saturday Night Live comic-turned-pundit Dennis Miller and Star Trek legend William Shatner have said "nyet" to RT America, the Russia-funded cable network that is widely seen as a Moscow-run propaganda tool.