The Anatomy of the Information Blockade against Russia

... cognitive dissonance that may arise when the official narrative collides with inconvenient facts. After February 24, 2022, the European Union added to its already existent foundation , a system of new legislative restrictions on access to Russian information ... ... RT and Sputnik in 27 EU countries; DSA algorithms identified and blocked more than 15,000 accounts as “sources of Russian propaganda” (including personal blogs of EU citizens not affiliated with Russian media); Google downgraded Russian media outlets ...