Russia v Ukraine - Defending Freedom And Democracy Sure Requires An Awful Lot Of Censorship
by Caitlin Johnstone Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Kremlin-backed media outlets have been banned throughout the European Union, both on television and on apps and on apps and online platforms . RT has lost its Sky TV slot in the UK, where the outlet is also blocked on YouTube . Australian TV providers SBS and Foxtel have dropped RT , and the federal government is putting pressure on social media platforms to block Russian media in Australia. In the Czech Republic , Slovakia , and Latvia , speaking in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will get you years in prison. Twitter, historically the last of the major online platforms to jump on any new internet censorship escalation, is now actively minimizing the number of people who see Russian media content, saying that it is "reducing the content's visibility" and "taking steps to significantly reduce ...