- By Jennifer Prill
- (General Dispatch) – A Ukrainian court has asked Internet providers to block 400 websites apparently linked to the Russian government.
- In Ukraine there is a conflict in the Eastern Donbass region, where rebel groups from Donetsk and Lugansk have risen up apparently supported by the Russians, the rebels have declared themselves sovereign state entities. Russia claims they are ethnic groups in the area.
- Ukraine has been dealing with Russia’s illegal occupation of the Crimea region, a peninsula located between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. Crimea is connected to Ukraine by the Perekop isthmus, 5-7 km wide.
- A Ukrainian media reported that the court ordered the blocking of websites that promoted offensive information endorsed by the Ukrainian criminal code.
- Although there are no specific implicated parties, the penalty is 3 to 8 years imprisonment, for now the court ordered to limit access to websites, apart from limiting some encrypted channels of the telegram application.
- Earlier this week the Ukrainian government has been the victim of constant hacks of security service and other defense sites. On some occasions they blame the Russian government for committing them.
- Recent studies have revealed that a large percentage of the Ukrainian population prefers to be informed through the Internet, preferring the US social network Facebook to different media such as radio, television or local newspapers.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine regrets that he has to act in this way with the media but said that it is necessary to limit Russian influence because of the delicate situation at hand.
Adittional Information:
Breitbart: Ukraine Court Orders Access Blocked to 400 Websites for Ties to Russia
Zox News: Ukraine Orders Access Blocked to 400 Websites for Ties to Russia
