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Ukraine Blocks Journalists From Front Lines With Escalating Censorship (theintercept.com)

submitted 2 years ago by NightOwl@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Spzi@lemmy.click 4 points 2 years ago

Freedom of the press never extended to the front lines of an active war zone.

Autonomous reporters (even if they only are that, which isn't safe to assume) wandering around on battlefields can cause all kinds of issues for everyone involved.