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What measures does the Russian government take to prevent access to foreign media?

aix1 5y ago
Russian authorities block access to internet sites they don't like. I imagine that on a technical level it's not hard to bypass those blocks, but the vast majority of the population is neither motivated nor technically savvy enough to do that. I don't know about foreign media specifically, but in the last couple of days they shut down some of the few remaining independent media outlets (TV Rain and Echo of Moscow) and have reportedly completely blocked access to Twitter and Facebook: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/75547/ https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/75547/
- marttt 5y ago
  The federal agency Roskomnadzor also blocked access to the Russian language portal of Estonian Public Broadcasting because of war reporting: https://news.err.ee/1608512684/russia-blocks-err-s-russian-portal-over-ukraine-invasion-article https://news.err.ee/1608512684/russia-blocks-err-s-russian-p...
- laurent92 5y ago
  Note that Europe also bans media they don’t like, namely RT News and Sputnik, along with severe guidance on content with regular threats of fines or deplatforming, coming from governments such as CSA in France. Censorship has absolutely a role in democracy.
  - avh02 5y ago
    I think the difference is that western media generally can and do publish at least some critical pieces. The same can't be said in Russia right now. It's a whole different level.
    - IMSAI8080 5y ago
      Exactly. Just before the war kicked off, the BBC was doing nothing but hammering the UK prime minister on various matters. How many Putin critical articles did RT or Sputnik news post?
      - mediumsmart 5y ago
        They don't criticise Putin. They write about the criticism he receives. Kind of like a news outlet would. https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/05/the-predictable-demise-of-rt-america/ https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/05/the-predictable-demise...
        IMSAI8080 5y ago
        Any writing "about the criticism he receives" is to deflect it. The state run channels are never critical of Putin because he controls the channels.
    - aix1 5y ago
      And, just to be clear, "can't be said of Russia right now" really means "publishing information that disagrees with the official line is punishable by up to 15 years in prison". https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-let-eto-feik https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-l... Translation: https://novayagazeta-ru.translate.goog/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-let-eto-feik?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://novayagazeta-ru.translate.goog/articles/2022/03/04/i...
      - severino 5y ago
        The same happens in the "free" and "democratic" EU too (which I belong to): https://www.la.lv/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-atbalstu-soctiklos-un-citur-latvija-jazino-atbildigajam-instancem https://www.la.lv/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-... Translation: https://www-la-lv.translate.goog/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-atbalstu-soctiklos-un-citur-latvija-jazino-atbildigajam-instancem?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=gl&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-la-lv.translate.goog/par-dezinformaciju-un-kriev...
- chupasaurus 5y ago
  The DPI is avoidable, the hard times would come when they'd start to block entire networks, but it seems they've learned the lesson from the hunt on Telegram.
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Animats 5y ago
The USSR used to have high-powered jammers used to jam the short-wave radio frequencies of the VOA, BBC, etc. Those noisemakers could be received worldwide. They shut down decades ago. Here's a picture of one, abandoned.[1] [1] https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/old-russian-jammer-station.207252/ https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/old-russian-jammer...

aix1 5y ago

Russian authorities block access to internet sites they don't like. I imagine that on a technical level it's not hard to bypass those blocks, but the vast majority of the population is neither motivated nor technically savvy enough to do that. I don't know about foreign media specifically, but in the last couple of days they shut down some of the few remaining independent media outlets (TV Rain and Echo of Moscow) and have reportedly completely blocked access to Twitter and Facebook: https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/75547/ https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/75547/

marttt 5y ago
The federal agency Roskomnadzor also blocked access to the Russian language portal of Estonian Public Broadcasting because of war reporting: https://news.err.ee/1608512684/russia-blocks-err-s-russian-portal-over-ukraine-invasion-article https://news.err.ee/1608512684/russia-blocks-err-s-russian-p...
laurent92 5y ago
Note that Europe also bans media they don’t like, namely RT News and Sputnik, along with severe guidance on content with regular threats of fines or deplatforming, coming from governments such as CSA in France. Censorship has absolutely a role in democracy.
- avh02 5y ago
  I think the difference is that western media generally can and do publish at least some critical pieces. The same can't be said in Russia right now. It's a whole different level.
  - IMSAI8080 5y ago
    Exactly. Just before the war kicked off, the BBC was doing nothing but hammering the UK prime minister on various matters. How many Putin critical articles did RT or Sputnik news post?
    - mediumsmart 5y ago
      They don't criticise Putin. They write about the criticism he receives. Kind of like a news outlet would. https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/05/the-predictable-demise-of-rt-america/ https://consortiumnews.com/2022/03/05/the-predictable-demise...
      - IMSAI8080 5y ago
        Any writing "about the criticism he receives" is to deflect it. The state run channels are never critical of Putin because he controls the channels.
  - aix1 5y ago
    And, just to be clear, "can't be said of Russia right now" really means "publishing information that disagrees with the official line is punishable by up to 15 years in prison". https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-let-eto-feik https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-l... Translation: https://novayagazeta-ru.translate.goog/articles/2022/03/04/i-vse-ravno-15-let-eto-feik?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://novayagazeta-ru.translate.goog/articles/2022/03/04/i...
    - severino 5y ago
      The same happens in the "free" and "democratic" EU too (which I belong to): https://www.la.lv/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-atbalstu-soctiklos-un-citur-latvija-jazino-atbildigajam-instancem https://www.la.lv/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-... Translation: https://www-la-lv.translate.goog/par-dezinformaciju-un-krievijas-agresijas-atbalstu-soctiklos-un-citur-latvija-jazino-atbildigajam-instancem?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=gl&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://www-la-lv.translate.goog/par-dezinformaciju-un-kriev...
chupasaurus 5y ago
The DPI is avoidable, the hard times would come when they'd start to block entire networks, but it seems they've learned the lesson from the hunt on Telegram.

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Animats 5y ago

The USSR used to have high-powered jammers used to jam the short-wave radio frequencies of the VOA, BBC, etc. Those noisemakers could be received worldwide. They shut down decades ago. Here's a picture of one, abandoned.[1] [1] https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/old-russian-jammer-station.207252/ https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/old-russian-jammer...