NetBlocks: at least five Russian telcos block Google News and other ISPs reduce access to the service, as Russia's feud with a mercenary leader intensifies
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@netblocks
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⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show that the Google News aggregator platform has become unavailable for many users in #Russia; the incident comes amid heightened tensions between the Wagner paramilitary group and Moscow [image]
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@nytimes
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Several Russian internet service providers are preventing users inside the country from accessing Google News after Russian generals accused a mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, of attempting a coup. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@nicoagrant
Nico Grant
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Russia began clamping down on access to international news, preventing citizens from seeing Google News after Russian generals accused a mercenary leader, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, of attempting a coup. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@mediaactive
Peter Clarke
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This is no drill. We're seeing how fragile our global information ecosystem is? @elonmusk screwed @Twitter which is struggling with #Russia unfolding situation. Citizen #journalism video of Wagner attacks on Southern Military District HQ, Rostov in Russia. https://www.nytimes.com…
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@mattglassman312
Matt Glassman
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Whatever is going on in Russia is the first major event where Twitter is a major letdown as a source of info. I had been vaguely aware that, post-Musk, either the platform was serving me a worse feed or many good sources had left, but my UX right now is obviously substandard.
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@andreasharsono
Andreas Harsono
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Five telecommunications companies in Russia have blocked Google News, which aggregates news from various sources, as feud between Russian generals and a mercenary leader intensifies https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
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Anti-terror measures in Moscow as Wagner chief accused of mutiny - BBC News
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Live BBC reporting of the events in Russia
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Putin addresses nation as Wagner mercenary chief accused of mutiny
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UA POV: Russia tightens security as Wagner chief accused of mutiny - Top article on BBC News
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Google News Blocked in Russia as Feud With Mercenary Leader Intensifies