DW: Moldova suspends six channels over Ukraine 'disinformation'
Moldovan authorities said that the channels' licenses were revoked in order to prevent "disinformation" about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Moldova has suspended the broadcast licenses of six television channels over "disinformation," authorities said.
The decision to revoke the licenses was announced by Moldova's Commision for Exceptional Situations, which was established following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu called the suspensions "an important step to prevent attempts to destabilize" the country.
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WNU Editor: A regular WNU reader in Moldova gave me the heads-up on this story. She tells me that they are now censoring everything. The Russian government has responded .... Russia denounces Moldova’s ban of TV channels as ‘political censorship’ (CNBC/Reuters).
Moldova Suspends The Broadcast Licenses Of 6 TV Stations
Moldova suspends 6 TV channels over alleged misinformation -- AP
Moldovan Government Suspends Licenses Of Six TV Stations To 'Eliminate Propaganda' -- RFE
Moldova suspends six TV channels over Russia-Ukraine war coverage - Al Jazeera
Russia is utopia.
ReplyDeleteIn Russia they do not censor TV stations. They kill the reporters.
Kill enough reporters and TV stations self-censor. No need for government censorship!
ReplyDeleteList of journalists killed in Russia
Rah, Rah, Rah ... Russia has no censorship! Rah, Rah, Rah!
ReplyDeleteRah, Rah, Rah! Russia is da best!
Russian journalists who were killed in the Central African Republic had been working on an investigation into Russian private military contractors and the mining industries there, their editor said Wednesday.
https://www.statista.com/chart/14046/journalists-killed-in-russia/
ReplyDeleteI am not seeing many journalist killed by thw US governement.
ReplyDeleteList of journalists killed in the United States
Maybe it is not necessary since the press are lapdogs and willingly do the biding of the government
“The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns… They literally know nothing.” - Ben Rhodes
US national security insider found dead in trash dump
Or maybe the US government is better at covering it up than the Russian government?
Why cover the USG after hitting the Russian government? To see both sides so as not to drink the Kool Aid. You hope.
In related news, in 6 months we are due for the annual "OMG the US has so many bases in the world!" Maybe we could get an enumeration of Russian and Chinese bases at the same time. Just a thought.
Hmm... Are we the bad guys sleepwalking into ww3?
ReplyDeleteRight to protect, or a bridge too far.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see what happens