{"id":32015,"date":"2022-03-05T11:35:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T11:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=32015"},"modified":"2022-03-11T12:22:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:22:56","slug":"russia-in-the-information-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/newsroom\/2022\/03\/05\/32015\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia In The Information Blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia blocks media websites and their social media pages. The independent media and the Russian sections of the major international media are under attack, many of which were previously vulnerable, being labeled as “foreign agents.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social networks are no longer available in Russia. In recent days, access to social networks had significantly slowed down and finally stopped on March 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Russian state control bodies have massively blocked the media platforms that spread news about the military operations in Ukraine, the deaths of the residents, and also the soldiers of the Russian Federation.<\/span><\/p>\n

On February 26, Roskomnadzor <\/span>announced<\/span><\/a> that access to some Internet resources would be restricted if they called what was happening in Ukraine a “war,” an “invasion” or an “attack.” The only acceptable option would be to officially call it a “special military operation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Otherwise, the information will be considered untrue and unreliable. And the media that spreads it must pay a large fine and be ready for its work to be blocked.<\/span><\/p>\n

After that warning, Roskomnadzor wrote a letter to Google demanding that they stop spreading “fake information” on YouTube, which could distort reality and contain messages of participation in mass public rallies.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the days of the real war, the cleansing of the information field was another military operation, and the Russian authorities quickly began to shut down, first of all, the websites of independent media and international media.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, not only the media but also individuals will be held criminally liable for spreading unofficial information about the Russian army (by law, “fake”) and can be imprisoned for up to 15 years. That <\/span>law<\/span><\/a> was adopted in an expedited manner on March 3 and left no doubt that there already is the strictest censorship in Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or rather, a clean field, where the propaganda platforms (obvious or hidden) and media will remain. And the media field is almost completely under the control of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n

The law prohibits any positive attitude towards sanctions against Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia does not rule out that the article on “high treason” will be more widely used.<\/span><\/p>\n

The list of blocked media is being updated, at the moment it looks like this:<\/span><\/p>\n