Contents tagged with Censorship
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Russian court issues fine to Google for ‘fake videos’ about war in Ukraine
Google’s parent company Alphabet has been fined 11 million rubles ($135,000) by Moscow’s Tagansky District Court for distributing “inaccurate” information about Russian troop losses in Ukraine.
The court also highlighted videos on YouTube that it called “fake”, which featured phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their relatives back home.
Though Russia has acknowledged losses in its invasion of Ukraine, its official casualty figures are considered to be much higher than the …
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Russia’s media regulator threatens to sue Wikipedia over article on invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, also known as Roskomnadzor, said Wikipedia will be held liable for publishing “prohibited information” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a Telegram post, Roskomnadzor wrote, “In accordance with the requirement of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia, Roskomnadzor sent a notification to the administration of the Internet resource to immediately remove inaccurate information on the …
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Russia’s media regulator blocks more than 30 additional news websites
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, also known as Roskomnadzor, blocked access to more than 30 websites on Wednesday, including Novye Izvestia, a publication that has historically been critical of the Kremlin.
The list of blocked websites includes two Russian-language Israeli news sources, Channel Nine and Vesti Israel.
The website of the investigative group Bellingcat was also blocked.
The Belarusian Euroradio and the Estonian …