Why Ukraine Banned Two Of Its Most Popular Social Networks

1,060 views · Published 17 May 2017 · 1:19 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty · 2017 · News & Politics

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On May 15 Ukraine banned access to some of the most visited websites in the country in what it said was an attempt to protect Ukraine’s information space from Russian propaganda.

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