#Censorship

At the request of Ukrainian authorities, YouTube blocked within the territory of Ukraine three channels of the animated series 'Masha and the Bear' in Russian, Ukrainian, and English. The measure was a consequence of NSDC sanctions against the creators of the series.

📉 **Historic low of war support in Russia**: the share of Russians who consider the invasion successful has dropped to 50%. According to the Levada Center, this is the lowest figure since 2022. 🔻 **Key figures**: • 50% consider the war successful (a drop of 19% over a year). • 28% assess the course of events as unsuccessful. • Putin's approval rating has reached a minimum. 📉 **Reasons**: war fatigue, rising prices, Telegram blocking, and air defense failures. #Russia #Ukraine #LevadaCenter #War

Russian TV channels and media practically remained silent about the fires at Wildberries warehouses. Monitoring showed that airtime devoted to the topic was only 40 seconds, and footage of the fires was not shown at all. Editorial boards explain this by the authorities' ban on publishing the consequences of attacks under the threat of sanctions. 🔥🚫📺

The Chinese experiment with a total ban on social media for teenagers failed: children easily bypass blocks through parents' accounts and VPNs. Tsinghua scientists proved the lack of a direct link between social media and mental disorders and called for replacing bans with digital literacy education 📱🚫🇨🇳

Ukrainians are increasingly encountering disinformation online, but fear the fight against it turning into censorship. An Active Group poll showed: citizens are ready for tough measures but demand transparency and independent control. Trust in intelligence agencies is falling, while fear of pressure on the opposition is growing. 🇺🇦📱⚖️