According to the agency, the decision was made at the request of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor). The Russians stated that the website “made available numerous publications and materials containing unreliable, socially relevant information about the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.”
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The war in Ukraine. From the beginning of the war, the flow of information in Russia was restricted
It has been running since February 24 – since then, the closure of English-language websites in Russia has also begun. Citizens of this country do not have access to Facebook and Instagram. The newly created law prohibits reporting on events that could in any way discredit Russian forces and Vladimir Putin.
Roskomnadzor issued a statement regarding the blockade of Google, saying that it spreads:
The aforementioned American online news service made it possible to access numerous publications and materials containing inauthentic and publicly important information about the course of a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine
– quotes the regulator.
The war in Ukraine. Google has already started limiting its activities in Russia
The Alphabet conglomerate, established by Google, had previously announced that it would prevent payments for advertising on websites and videos on YouTube in Russia. Cited then was the possible dissemination of false and harmful information about the war in Ukraine in that country.
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Source: Gazeta
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