Zelensky gives his government powers to restrict media, block websites, order Big Tech to censor

by Dan Frieth, Reclaim The Net: A new blow for press freedom. On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed off a controversial bill that substantially increases the government’s regulatory authority over the news media. The new law will give the government new censorship powers and is a fresh blow to press freedoms in the country. […]