Month: August 2024

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The EU ban on Russian media: some worrying implications

This analysis explains why the EU bans on Russian media outlets, and the Court of Justice judgment in RT France v. Council relating to them, are wrong. The bans limit the right of individuals in the EU to receive such information and ideas, while EU rules on sanction violations can easily lead to the use of the criminal law against individuals in the EU for non-violent political speech.

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