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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Harding

Google blocked by separatists in Ukraine because it promotes ‘violence against Russians’

AP

Moscow-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have announced they are blocking access to Google, because it promotes “violence against Russians”.

In a message posted on his Telegram channel, Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), also accused the search engine of spreading “disinformation” and said its “handlers from the US government” were to blame.

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