Showing posts with label calling war "a war". Show all posts
Showing posts with label calling war "a war". Show all posts

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage; The New York Times, March 4, 2022

Anton Troianovski, The New York Times; Russia Takes Censorship to New Extremes, Stifling War Coverage

"Mr. Putin signed a law that effectively criminalizes any public opposition to or independent news reporting about the war against Ukraine. Taking effect as soon as Saturday, the law could make it a crime to simply call the war a “war” — the Kremlin says it is a “special military operation” — on social media or in a news article or broadcast."