Topic: Sputnik
The censorship of Sputnik and other Russian media highlights the growing trend of tech platforms and governments restricting access to information under the guise of compliance with sanctions. These actions raise serious concerns about free speech and the right to access diverse viewpoints, as major companies like Google and Apple actively participate in blocking content. The implications of such censorship extend beyond specific outlets, threatening the broader principles of individual liberty and open discourse.
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Rumble says it won’t move its policy goalposts to appease France’s censorship demands
Rumble has exited France while it looks to challenge the legality of its censorship orders.
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Odysee blocks French versions of Russia Today after legal demand
To prevent the entire site being blocked in France.
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EU bans search engines and social platforms from “reproducing” content from sanctioned Russian media
A wide-sweeping censorship order.
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Reddit bans links to Russia state media
Site-wide block.
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Google Play blocks RT and Sputnik’s apps in Europe
The latest of many blocks and restrictions.
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Apple pauses all product sales in Russia, pulls RT and Sputnik from App Stores outside of Russia
Another company cuts off Russian citizens.
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Tech platforms start blocking RT and Sputnik in Europe after EU order
The European Commission President described the blocks as an “unprecedented step.”
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SAS airlines’ suggestion that bots targeted its anti-Scandinavian culture advert is debunked
Data shows it was humans, not bots who were reacting negatively to the tone-deaf advert.