Russia: Authorities block website of French channel Euronews – Reason not specified

The Russian media regulator today blocked access to the website of the French channel Euronews, another banned media in Russia at a time of heightened control of information related to the attack in Ukraine.

According to Russian news agencies, Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the channel euronews.com and its Russian version ru.euronews.com at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office. The reason for this exclusion was not specified.

From the beginning Russian intervention in Ukraine On February 24, Russian authorities significantly tightened control over information transmitted over the Internet, one of the last free expression sites in the country.

In many Russian and foreign media, like the BBC, Access was banned and US social media Facebook and Instagram were described as “extremist” by a Moscow court on Monday.

Access to Twitter was also restricted.

Last week, Roskomnadzor accused Google and the US giant’s video service, YouTube, of “terrorist»Activities, first stage towards a possible exclusion.

Authorities also introduced two new criminal offenses in early March: one for the transmission of information defame the Russian army, and the other for transmitting “false” information about Russian troops.

The latter offense carries sentences of up to 15 years in prison and is of particular concern to dissidents and the independent media, who fear prosecution for any denunciation of the attack.

Source: News Beast

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