Mediagazer: Amid a trial in India, researchers say blocking Sci-Hub would benefit wealthy North American and European universities that can pay to access published papers (Meaghan Tobin/Rest of World)

1:45 PM ET, March 4, 2022

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Russia blocks access to BBC, Deutsche Welle, VOA, RFE/RL, and others, citing “deliberate and systematic circulation of materials containing false information” — Russia cut access to several foreign news organisations' websites, including the BBC and Deutsche Welle …

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Google stops selling online advertising in Russia including on Search, YouTube, and outside publishing partners, following similar moves by Twitter and Snap — Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners.

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Russia's Duma unanimously passes a bill that punishes spreading “fake news” about the Russian military with up to 15 years in prison — Proposed bill punishes ‘fakes’ about Russian military with up to 15 years in jail. — Spreading fake news about the Russian military …

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New York Times:

Russian journalists from independent outlets describe Kremlin pressure that shut them down, or soon will: “Everything that's not propaganda is being eliminated” — “Everything that's not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved …

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After Russia takes Ekho Moskvy off the air for spreading “deliberately false information”, the board of directors votes to liquidate the liberal radio station

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Disney announces new ad-supported tier for Disney+, which will launch later this year in the US and expand internationally in 2023 — - Disney announced a new ad-supported tier for its Disney+ streaming service on Friday. — In this photo illustration the Disney+ logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

Memo: T&R Productions, the production company behind RT America, the US version of Russia's state-funded RT, will lay off most of its staff and cease production — New York (CNN Business)The production company behind the American version of the Russian state-funded network RT laid off …

Sheila Dang / Reuters:
RT says it will begin broadcasting on Rumble, a video platform popular with right-wing users, after tech companies restricted Russian state-controlled media

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BBC:
Russia-backed RT disappears from all UK TV broadcast platforms, due to a ban imposed by the EU that stops companies in Luxembourg and France from offering feeds

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Meaghan Tobin / Rest of World:

Amid a trial in India, researchers say blocking Sci-Hub would benefit wealthy North American and European universities that can pay to access published papers — Dozens of Indian academics say blocking the site would have catastrophic consequences. — The doctoral researchers …

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Mark Scott / Politico:

Telegram says it is removing access to Kremlin-backed media in the EU, starting with people who signed in with an EU-based phone number — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok all scrubbed Russia's RT — and its channels in English, Spanish, French and German — off their platforms …

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Angela Fu / Poynter:

The New York Times' tech workers vote 404-88 to unionize as the New York Times Tech Guild, becoming the largest US unit of tech workers with bargaining rights — The new unit, which is organized by the NewsGuild, is now the largest unit of tech workers with bargaining rights in the country.

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Denise Petski / Deadline:

MTV will air a reality TV competition showcasing eight artists originally discovered on TikTok — MTV has teamed with TikTok and Pepsi on a first-of-its-kind music competition series that showcases artists originally discovered on TikTok. Joe Jonas, Becky G and Sean Bankhead will serve …

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Wall Street Journal:

Sources: Amazon has triggered a mid-March deadline for the FTC to challenge its MGM acquisition, after which Amazon can close the deal — Deadline could make it difficult for the commission to take action before the tech giant completes the transaction — Amazon.com Inc. has given …

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:

The DOJ unseals an indictment charging ex-Fox News producer Jack Hanick with working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch to build TV networks in Russia and Europe — Jack Hanick, a onetime producer at Fox News, has been indicted on charges of working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch …

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