Russia Today, the English-language news agency funded by the Kremlin, was recently deplatformed for spreading propaganda around the invasion of Ukraine. 

So, how does a media entrepreneur think about shutting a news outlet like RT out of Western markets? When is deplatforming justified? When is it dangerous?  

And how do we come to understand the biases of the media we consume? 

Demetri Kofinas, host of the Hidden Forces podcast, returns to the Wiggin Sessions to discuss the deplatforming of Russia Today for covering the invasion of Ukraine and share some of his experiences working at the network in the early 2010s.

Demetri explains how he predicted the conflict in Ukraine back in December and describes his recent conversation around the latest developments in the war with CrowdStrike Cofounder Dmitri Alperovitch.

Listen in for Demetri’s insight on the driver of value for future money and why Americans may be psychologically unprepared for simultaneous economic and geopolitical crises. 

Key Takeaways

Demetri’s background working for Russia Today and why he chose to leave the network

Demetri’s perspective on Russia Today’s intentions and ideology while he was there in 2011

The deplatforming of Russia Today due to their coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Demetri’s thoughts on the Ukraine invasion and how he was able to predict it back in December 2021

How cancellations and deplatforming affect Demetri’s views on the current state of affairs as a media entrepreneur

Demetri’s conversation about Russia invading Ukraine with the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of CrowdStrike Dmitri Alperovitch

Demetri’s insights on the future of the US dollar, cryptocurrencies, and what the driver of value will be for future money

Why Americans may be psychologically unprepared for potential economic and geopolitical crises

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Resources

5-Minute Forecast

Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia by Joshua Yaffa

Hidden Forces Episode 235: Russia-Ukraine War & Risks of NATO-Russia Escalation - Dmitri Alperovitch

Hidden Forces Episode 236: Economic Warfare and the Weaponization of the US Dollar - Julia Friedlander

Demetri Kofinas on Wiggin Sessions EP034