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Articles with tag "Censorship"

In Absentia

Moscow Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Pyotr Verzilov Over War Fakes

Verzilov is accused of spreading “fake news” for two social media posts about the atrocities in Bucha.
Unlikely defender

Wagner Boss Defends Russians' Right to Criticize Military Top Brass

Prigozhin said that Russians should be free to criticize senior military figures and that only ordinary soldiers were beyond criticism.
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In depth

Books Removed and Movies Banned Under Russia’s ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Law

The vague wording of the legislation has encouraged self-censorship and led major publishers and streaming services to erase content.
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domestic reaction

'Navalny' Oscar Win Ignored, Condemned by Russian State Media

Anybody relying solely on Russian state media to find out who won what at this year's Academy Awards might be forgiven for being none the wiser. 

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wartime censorship 

Journalist Given 8 Months Community Service for Posting Mariupol Article

Freelance journalist Andrei Novashov has been ordered to perform community service for eight months for spreading “falsehoods” about the Russian army...
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tightening the screws

Duma Votes to Expand Russia's Military Discreditation Law

Russian lawmakers have voted to criminalize “discrediting” anyone fighting for Russia, including volunteer and paramilitary groups.
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'discrediting' the military

Russian Man Arrested for Daughter’s Anti-War Drawing

Masha Moskaleva, 12, drew a picture of the Ukrainian and Russian flags with the phrases “No to war” and “Glory to Ukraine.”
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not for sale

Russian E-Commerce Platforms Block Anti-War Goods

“With the invasion of Ukraine, areas previously far removed from politics have started to get politicized,” the Avtozak Live outlet said.
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fresh charges

Russia Places Moldovan TikToker On Wanted List

The Russian authorities have placed popular blogger Nikolai Lebedev, who is more widely known by his TikTok handle Nekoglai, on its wanted person ...
ai surveillance

Russia Launches Web Crawler for Anti-Putin Memes, Banned Content

Russia’s state media watchdog has launched a tool to scrape the internet for banned content, the Vedomosti business daily reported Monday as...
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opinion Mikhail Shevchuk

How Cancel Culture Works in Russia

The debate about how best to punish "incorrect" cultural figures in Russia — that is, those who criticize the war in Ukraine or the Kremlin &mdash...
stiff sentence

Russia Jails Blogger for 9 Years in Absentia for 'False Information' on War

A court in Moscow sentenced one of the first people charged under Russia’s wartime law against spreading “knowingly false information&rdquo...
'two runets'

1K Journalists Have Fled Russia Since Ukraine Invasion – Report

At least 1,000 Russian journalists have fled their country in the nearly 12 months since Moscow invaded Ukraine, according to a new report on the...
forbidden literature

First Probe Opened Into Breach of Russia’s New ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Law

Russia’s Interior Ministry has opened its first investigation into a breach of the recently expanded law against so-called "LGBT propaganda," State...
online censorship

Russia’s Media Regulator Granted Powers to Block all LGBT Sites

The Russian government has granted its media regulator the authority to block websites containing “LGBT propaganda” without a court order,...
information control

Kazakh News Outlet Rejects Russian Demand to Delete War Coverage

An independent Kazakh media outlet said it has refused to follow a demand by Russian authorities to take down its reporting on the war in Ukraine. Russia&rsquo...
on the blacklist

Russia Blocked 5K Websites Per Week in 2022, NGO Says

Russia has blocked an average of 4,900 websites per week so far in 2022, according to an internet freedom NGO’s tally published by the Kommersant...
internet clampdown

Russia Has Blocked 138K Websites Since Ukraine Invasion, Prosecutor Says

The Kremlin has sought to strictly control the narrative of the war at home since invading Ukraine on Feb. 24.
bearer of fake news

Russian Search Engines to Label Wikipedia as ‘War Fakes’ Spreader

Russian search engines will be required to inform Wikipedia users that the site spreads “fake news” about the invasion of Ukraine.
evading the system

U.S. Funds Software for Russians to Slip Past Censors

The U.S .-backed Open Technology Fund estimates 4 million users in Russia have received VPNs from firms Psiphon and nthLink.
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