Dmitry Ivanov - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Ivanov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel kamikadzedead, Video blogger

Incident date: February 23, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Telegram channel Varlamov News

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

YouTube has blocked both channels of video blogger Dmitry Ivanov, known as kamikadzedead. According to Ivanov, the channels were blocked without explanation, and he did not receive any claims from the YouTube administration. A case has been opened against the blogger for «fakes» about the army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and he has been declared a «foreign agent». Ivanov lives abroad. Earlier, Roskomnadzor blocked his website.

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