British intelligence: kremlin is stepping up censorship in russia to hide criticism of war
Kyiv • UNN
russian authorities are stepping up censorship against media outlets and citizens, allowing property confiscation for "fakes about the russian army" and expanding restrictions on "undesirable organizations" to control information and limit dissent about its war in Ukraine, according to a British intelligence report.
In an attempt to hide criticism of moscow's policies, the russian authorities are increasing censorship of the media and even ordinary citizens in the country. This is stated in a new intelligence report released by the British Ministry of Defense, UNN reports.
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It is noted that on February 14, the president of the russian federation signed a law that allows the confiscation of property for "spreading false information" about the russian army.
Before that, the State Duma introduced a draft law that would expand the grounds for declaring an "undesirable organization," which is likely aimed at further restricting the activities of russian-language services of Western media outlets such as Radio Liberty, DW, and the BBC.
These steps are part of a broader trend by the russian authorities to control the domestic information field in order to limit criticism and dissent. Although this trend has been observed for many years, the processes have intensified significantly since the outbreak of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine
Recall
A russian occupier and blogger who revealed information about russia's losses of 16,000 soldiers during the storming of Avdiivka reportedly committed suicide after his associates began to persecute him.
