Russia imposes a de facto military censorship over its invasion of Ukraine

[Celerity]

Echo of Moscow and TV Rain have reportedly been cut off the airwaves as Russia imposes a de facto military censorship over its invasion of Ukraine. Russian media have been banned from using the words “war, invasion or attack.” Predictably Orwellian turn as Russia bombs Ukraine.

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Russia’s parliament is going to discuss criminalizing “spreading disinformation about the armed forces of the Russian Federation in any military conflicts” on Friday

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The war censorship crackdown begins. Russian prosecutors want to ban independent channel
@tvrain
and liberal radio station
@EchoMskRu
(owned by Gazprom!) for "calls to extremism" and "publishing false data about Russian soldiers" during the war in Ukraine

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Russia is also threatening to ban Wikipedia for an article called “Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022” because of “illegally disseminated information” about Russian military and Ukrainian civilian casualties, as well as bank runs

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[Igel]

1. When I spent more time fussing over Russian,

I liked Ekho Moskvy.

Earlier adopter of Internet broadcasting. And it tried to stay independent of Putin to the extent possible--raids against it notwithstanding.

They'll find a way to continue, I'm sure.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Putin' the dick in dictator.

Keep going Vlad and your people will hang you up by your ankles in Red Square.

[iemanja]

3. And Putin probably thought that the war would be popular.

[ffr]

4. Is that Trump Tower in New York flying Russian flags?

Sure looks like the same building, so I wouldn't doubt it. His level of support for Putin and his murderous war in Ukraine is sky high.

[Celerity]

5. it is the Duma ie дума (Russian Parliament)

[ffr]

6. Wow, looks like the same front doors and gold leaf letters over the top.

Like a spitting image. What a coincidence Trump's building would look so similar.

[Celerity]

8. I don't see it, sorry (thousands of buildings have gold lettering)

[moondust]

7. What about "Legitimate Political Destruction"?

Okay, Sergei?