在 Twitter、Facebook 和 Instagram 之后，俄罗斯限制谷歌新闻服务引用“假新闻”

法新社援引俄罗斯通讯社报道称，俄罗斯媒体监管机构已限制访问谷歌新闻服务，指责其散布有关俄罗斯在乌克兰进攻的“假新闻”。

根据该机构援引该国媒体监管机构 Roskomnadzor 的一份声明，该决定是应俄罗斯总检察长办公室的要求作出的。

在线新闻服务“提供了访问大量包含虚假信息的出版物和材料......关于乌克兰领土上的特别军事行动的过程，”声明说。

法新社说，谷歌的发言人证实，“有些人在俄罗斯访问谷歌新闻应用程序和网站时遇到困难”，这“不是由于科技巨头的任何技术问题”。谷歌发言人补充说：“我们一直在努力让俄罗斯人尽可能长时间地访问新闻等信息服务。”

自俄罗斯于 2 月 24 日开始干预乌克兰以来，俄罗斯政府已大大加强了对互联网信息的控制，这是该国最后的言论自由资源之一。

包括英国广播公司在内的许多俄罗斯和外国媒体的在线服务都受到限制，美国社交网络 Facebook 和 Instagram 已被莫斯科法院宣布为“极端主义”。

Alphabet旗下的谷歌周三表示，它不会帮助网站、应用程序和YouTube频道在其认为利用、驳斥或纵容正在进行的俄罗斯-乌克兰冲突的内容旁边出售广告。

上周，Roskomnadzor 还指责美国巨头谷歌及其视频服务 YouTube 进行“恐怖”活动，这是迈向可能封锁的第一步。

与此同时，当局在3月初推出了两项新的刑事犯罪：一项是散布“抹黑”俄罗斯军队的信息，另一项是散布有关俄罗斯军队的“虚假”信息。

后一种罪行最高可判处 15 年监禁，政治反对派和独立媒体特别关注，他们害怕因任何报道乌克兰攻势而被起诉。

（法新社、路透社输入）

Russia's media watchdog has restricted access to the Google News service, accusing it of spreading ‘fake news’ about Russia's offensive in Ukraine, AFP reported citing Russian news agencies.

The decision was taken at the request of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, according to a statement by the country's media regulator Roskomnadzor cited by the agencies.

The online news service "provided access to numerous publications and materials that contain false information... about the course of the special military operation on Ukrainian territory," the statement said.

Google’s spokesperson confirmed that ‘some people are having difficulty accessing the Google News app and website in Russia’ and that this is’ not due to any technical issues’ on the tech giants end, said AFP. "We've worked hard to keep information services like News accessible to people in Russia for as long as possible," the Google spokesperson added.

Since the start of the Russian intervention in Ukraine on February 24, the Russian government has considerably tightened its control over information on the internet, one of the last resources for free expression in the country.

Many Russian and foreign media, including the BBC, have had their online services restricted and the American social networks Facebook and Instagram have been declared "extremist" by a Moscow court.

Alphabet-owned Google said on Wednesday that it will not help websites, apps and YouTube channels sell ads alongside content that it deems exploits, dismisses or condones the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Last week, Roskomnadzor also accused the US giant Google and its video service YouTube of "terrorist" activities, the first step towards a possible block.

At the same time, the authorities introduced two new criminal offences at the beginning of March: one for disseminating information "discrediting" the Russian army and another for disseminating "false" information about Russian troops.

The latter offence carries penalties of up to 15 years in prison and is of particular concern to the political opposition and independent media, who fear prosecution for any reporting of the Ukraine offensive.

(With AFP, Reuters inputs)