Putin shuts curtain on Russia’s reality — new law bans disclosure of war and economic data
From economic figures to mobilization plans, Russia seals off knowledge as external pressures mount.
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ECHR finds Russia’s war censorship an effort to silence dissent
The Strasbourg-based court's decision addresses Russia’s widespread censorship, which targeted media and criminalized opposition to the official narrative on the Ukraine invasion.
TED censors Ukrainian soldier’s speech
In response, Ukrainian Catholic University's TEDx organizers severed their cooperation with TED over censorship.
ISW: Kremlin deepens censorship of Russian social networks
Roskomnadzor, Russia's federal censorship agency, may soon require social media accounts with significant followings to provide identifying information or face advertising restrictions.
UK intel: Russian authorities target VPN apps and VoIP services in latest censorship move
Russian authorities remove VPN apps from the App Store and demand an end to VoIP services, aiming to restrict citizens' access to independent information, enhance surveillance capabilities, and continue long-standing efforts to control the domestic information environment, per UK intelligence.
Echoes of Yanukovych-era state censorship rock Ukrainian state media Ukrinform
Oleksii Matsuka, now finds himself at the center of a censorship scandal that has rocked Ukraine's state news agency, Ukrinform, during his brief but tumultuous tenure as director general.
Russia considers WhatsApp ban, citing risk of “prohibited information”
Russia warns blocking WhatsApp after it unveiled a new channel feature that resembles Telegram's. The Roskomnadzor, Russia's state censor’s proposal showcasing the Kremlin's push to tighten its grip on media, according to ISW’s daily report.
UK intel: Kremlin disrupts Russians’ access to VPNs to control domestic information
Over the last week, the Russian authorities have likely increased their ongoing efforts to disrupt Russian citizens’ access…
Facebook labels holiday greeting of Ukrainian General as hate speech
Facebook has blocked the post of Mykola Oleshchuk, Ukraine's Lieutenant General and Air Force Commander, congratulating Ukrainian radio…
“Medvedchuk effect”: censorship attempt fails in Ukraine as prohibited book sold out within an hour
What is the banned book about In 2019, the publisher Vivat published a new book by the Ukrainian…
Facts about Crimea’s annexation now taboo in Russia
Trump instead of Putin As first reported by the Russian independent outlet The Insider, and later by Newsweek and other international…
Kremlin media says the Kremlin does not interfere in Kremlin media
https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1099967061604945925 Before reminding ourselves of the way the Kremlin exercises its media control, let’s have a quick look…
Academia again serves state ideology as Russia convicts Ukrainian library head
Back to Soviet-style witchhunt Last week, 59-y.o. Natalia Sharina, a Russian citizen and former head of the last…
Inside RT and Sputnik: What is it like to work for Kremlin’s propaganda media?
As awareness about the issue of disinformation grows globally, those working for RT and Sputnik find themselves under…
Self-defense or a blow to democracy? Pro et contra arguments to Ukraine’s ban of Russian Internet companies
On May 15 Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko approved a decision of National Security Council (NSDC) to expand “personal…
Ukraine extends sanctions, blocks popular Russian web services and software companies
President Petro Poroshenko has signed a decree dated 15 May 2017 enacting the decision of the NSDC (National…
Ukraine makes progress in media freedom, but oligarchs still run the show
During the last 3 years, Ukraine has made big progress in media freedom, despite the war. The Reporters…
“DNR’s” propaganda apparatus exposed. Part 2: How “DNR” censored Ukraine’s leading TV channels
An email dump of a “DNR Ministry of information” employee, Tatyana Egorova, reveals that Ukrainian leading TV channels collaborated with the…
Chief librarian in Feodosia (Crimea) fined for displaying books on Holodomor
The director of Feodosia Central Library was fined for possession of extremist materials. Twelve copies of a book…
Facebook, Twitter and Google: the mechanics of disconnecting
The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media began preparations to block Facebook, Twitter…