Drone Media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Drone Media, Online media

Incident date: July 25, 2022

Attack type:

Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor added Drone Media to the register of banned websites. The social network VKontakte also blocked the media's community. The media operated for only a month before being blocked. Drone Media was positioned as an independent online media outlet covering events in the former Soviet Union.

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