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www.rt.com is blocked in a couple of countries in Europe, so it's not about football, rather to curb "disinformation" for the next elections or whatever. https

by rvnx 8mo ago

www.rt.com is blocked in a couple of countries in Europe, so it's not about football, rather to curb "disinformation" for the next elections or whatever. https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/the-achilles-heel-of-eus-media-sanctions-reassessing-rt-deutsch-access-ahead-of-germanys-2025-federal-election/ https://www.isdglobal.org/digital-dispatch/the-achilles-heel... So, freedom.gov is also blocked to protect you from fake news I guess. Sad.

mschuster91 8mo ago
It actually is, the IP it resolves to is Cloudflare.
- rvnx 8mo ago
  Lucky you (this was not cynical) because for me there is no Cloudflare: This site can’t be reached Check if there is a typo in rt.com. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN (just an empty A record)
- ShowalkKama 8mo ago
  rt.com does not use Cloudflare, they are a customer of DDOS Guard: $ drill -Q rt.com | tee $(tty) | xargs whois | grep org-name 91.215.41.4 org-name: DDOS-GUARD LTD $ curl --silent https://www.rt.com | grep '<title>[^<]\*</title>' | head -1 <title>RT - Breaking News, Russia News, World News and Video</title>
potatototoo99 8mo ago
RT is blocked in the entire EU as part of a sanctions round due to the invasion of Ukraine: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/02/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-state-owned-outlets-rtrussia-today-and-sputnik-s-broadcasting-in-the-eu/ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022...
- KomoD 8mo ago
  RT is not blocked in the entire EU, I can access it just fine.
- Pakulander 8mo ago
  No — it's not and I've just verified that. The RT website is accessible: people can visit it, create accounts, log in, and use all its features without restrictions. What’s changed about the RT is public perception. It’s widely recognized and labeled as a Kremlin propaganda outlet — which is precisely what it is — so audiences can approach its content with appropriate awareness. If someone can't access the page, it's likely caused by a particular ISP and not by "European censorship".
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by rvnx 8mo ago

mschuster91 8mo ago

It actually is, the IP it resolves to is Cloudflare.

rvnx 8mo ago
Lucky you (this was not cynical) because for me there is no Cloudflare: This site can’t be reached Check if there is a typo in rt.com. DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN (just an empty A record)
ShowalkKama 8mo ago
rt.com does not use Cloudflare, they are a customer of DDOS Guard: $ drill -Q rt.com | tee $(tty) | xargs whois | grep org-name 91.215.41.4 org-name: DDOS-GUARD LTD $ curl --silent https://www.rt.com | grep '<title>[^<]\*</title>' | head -1 <title>RT - Breaking News, Russia News, World News and Video</title>

potatototoo99 8mo ago

RT is blocked in the entire EU as part of a sanctions round due to the invasion of Ukraine: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/02/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-state-owned-outlets-rtrussia-today-and-sputnik-s-broadcasting-in-the-eu/ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022...

KomoD 8mo ago
RT is not blocked in the entire EU, I can access it just fine.
Pakulander 8mo ago
No — it's not and I've just verified that. The RT website is accessible: people can visit it, create accounts, log in, and use all its features without restrictions. What’s changed about the RT is public perception. It’s widely recognized and labeled as a Kremlin propaganda outlet — which is precisely what it is — so audiences can approach its content with appropriate awareness. If someone can't access the page, it's likely caused by a particular ISP and not by "European censorship".

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