The Prosecutor General's Office demanded the blocking of the RTVI…
The Prosecutor General's Office demanded the blocking of the RTVI website due to news that internet service outages were linked to the FSB. The Prosecutor General's Office requested the blocking of the RTVI site 'due to the discovery of a publication containing false information about intentional actions by authorities,' according to 'Be Careful, News'.
Consensus
- A report about internet banking outages was published on RTVI's website on April 3.
- The Prosecutor General's Office sent a request to RKN to block the RTVI website due to the publication containing allegedly false information about intentional state actions.
- RTVI removed the article promptly, avoiding site blocking.
- The acting editor-in-chief, Vladimir Gusev, was fined 60,000 Russian rubles for spreading 'deliberately false significant information'.
- The report cited experts' speculation that outages were linked to technical countermeasure systems (TSPU) and state-level resource blocking activities.
- The Prosecutor General's Office claimed the publication aimed at destabilizing the socio-political situation in Russia.
Points of divergence
- Similar requests to block websites and Telegram channels were sent by RKN to 'dozens of sites and channels'. — tg_astrapress
- Even memes criticizing Roskomnadzor were removed due to such claims. — tg_astrapress
- The Prosecutor General's Office claimed that the publication could destabilize the socio-political situation in Russia, and this was used as justification for removing content including memes. — tg_astrapress
Coverage (4 sources)
- Prosecure General Office Demanded Blocking of RTVI Website Due to News Linking Service Outages to RKN — ASTRA
- Prosecure General Office Demanded Blocking of RTVI Website; Its Editor-in-Chief Fined Over News About Service Failures Due to State — Дождь
- Prosecution Attempted to Block RTVI Website Over News on Causes of Internet Banking Outages — SOTAvision
- Prosecure General Office Demanded Blocking of RTVI Website; Its Editor-in-Chief Fined Over News About Service Failures Due to State... — Дождь (Telegram)