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RT said earlier this week that tech companies removing it had failed to cite any issues with its coverage. Sputnik on Wednesday said by email that 'any restrictions on members of the press are blatant censorship and the dirtiest example of freedom of speech violations.' Spotify said it has reviewed thousands of pieces of content since the start of the war, and restricted the discoverability of shows owned and operated by Russian state-affiliated media.Įarlier this week, it also removed all content from state media RT and Sputnik from Spotify in the European Union, the United States and other markets around the world, except for Russia, following similar steps by Meta Platforms Inc's (FB.O) Facebook and Twitter (TWTR.N). 'Our first priority over the past week has been the safety of our employees and to ensure that Spotify continues to serve as an important source of global and regional news at a time when access to information is more important than ever,' Spotify said in a statement. After carefully considering our options and the current circumstances, we have come to the difficult decision to fully suspend our service in Russia. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week, which Moscow calls a “special operation,” Western governments have urged companies to push back on Putin in any way possible. Spotify is pulling out of Russia entirely because recent laws restricting news operations could put the streamer’s employees and listeners at risk, the company said on Friday.

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