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2023-11-02 21:12:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67B54620C2319FCDE70894F7B1D89C882952908664A35D07684E9D4053824A86
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The media were closed because, according to Moldova's Prime Minister, "Russia, through organised criminal groups, wants to influence the local elections on November 5 and undermine the democratic process" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldova-blocks-access-russias-main-news-agencies-2023-10-30/ Other democratic countries have shut down Russian channels before https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pro-kremlin-channel-russia-today-says-france-operation-closing-2023-01-21/ https://www.politico.eu/article/latvia-media-regulator-shut-down-russia-tv-dozhd/ https://www.rferl.org/amp/moldova-ilan-shor-tv-stations-licenses-suspended-russia-war/32180842.html
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