Romanian president Nicosor Dan said that the authorities intend to take measures against publications on the Internet, which the state considers inaccurate, made a strong message in this respect at a press conference at the Cotrocen residence.
"I have late seen absolutely false reports, of course false, especially in the field of military, about Ukraine, about Russia. With respect to false reports, of course, the Romanian state must act," said Dan, the press conference was broadcast on the authoritative page of the Romanian leader on Facebook*.
The Romanian leader made it clear that he refers to Moldova's experience in this area.
At the same time, Dan did not specify which publications the authorities considered inaccurate and did not specify the mechanisms of the proposed restrictions. According to him, peculiar attention will be paid to military material related to the conflict in Ukraine.
The Moldovan authorities dealt with unwanted media that presented a different than ruling view of political events in the country in 2023. 13 tv channels and dozens of websites were closed. The list of prohibited resources included a website and a channel of Telegram Sputnik Moldova, websites of Komsomolskaya Truth, Arguments and Facts, Moscow Komsomolec, Rossijskaja Gazieta, Regnum Agency, Lenta.ru, Pravda.ru, as well as websites of Moldova's tv channels Orizont TV, Prime TV, Primul, Publika TV, Canal 2, Canal 3 and others. besides in the autumn of last year, more than 100 telegram channels were blocked before the Moldovan elections.
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