What evidence would you accept? Russia has passed sweeping legislation creating long prison sentences for vague charges such as spreading fake claims. They also insist the "operation" isn't a war or an invasion. Whether or not any particular individual is prosecuted, put together, this sends a clear, chilling message.
Yes, governments targeting 'false claims' is always a bad idea, as we have ample evidence for in the West. Still, it's a better fig-leaf than "people say stuff we don't like", so they use it anyway.
Yes, it does send a 'chilling message'. But you can't go around claiming that "in Russia" you go to jail for calling what Imp calls "the women's war" a war. Not without citing even a single instance.
What evidence would you accept? Russia has passed sweeping legislation creating long prison sentences for vague charges such as spreading fake claims. They also insist the "operation" isn't a war or an invasion. Whether or not any particular individual is prosecuted, put together, this sends a clear, chilling message.
https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-to-punish-fake-war-reports-with-15-years-in-prison/6e85f742-6561-45f4-9f81-63e974093fc5
Yes, governments targeting 'false claims' is always a bad idea, as we have ample evidence for in the West. Still, it's a better fig-leaf than "people say stuff we don't like", so they use it anyway.
Yes, it does send a 'chilling message'. But you can't go around claiming that "in Russia" you go to jail for calling what Imp calls "the women's war" a war. Not without citing even a single instance.