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tehmlem t1_j291dd1 wrote

Folks, supporting Ukraine's right to sovereignty and self governance does not mean any criticism of policy means you must be Russian. Likewise "they're fighting a war" is not carte blanche for actions that would otherwise be dangerous and unjust.

See Korematsu v United States, Debs v United States

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Zachf1986 t1_j29pand wrote

No, but it's not unreasonable to want to control the media in a period of wartime, and with the modern rise of the use of propaganda and misinformation as a primary tool for authoritarians.

I'd want to keep an eye on it, but it doesn't really mean that it will be used to limit freedom of the press. I would think it unlikely due to their desire to maintain positive relations with NATO countries and the EU. Abusing it would undermine those goals.

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dudeinred69 t1_j2ad51b wrote

Ultimately media freedom is necessary to actually allow the people to express their will

I wouldn’t be too confident about him winning support in the next election, especially if some other candidate proposes a peace treaty that stops all the death and misery

This new law favours him massively and it is not a democratic thing

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ChocoboRaider t1_j2aue6n wrote

If you think Ukrainians will vote for someone willing to kowtow to the Kremlin, I’ve got news for ya buddy.

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fartalldaylong t1_j2ayp1h wrote

The laws in the previous government were flat out authoritarian. This is nothing more than creating laws to protect against insurgence and misinformation from Russia...which I am sure you are well aware.

Tell me about the media laws in Russia and the freedom of the press there...go on...

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