[Xeophon]

Russian-run sites like RT are banned through the whole EU. However, such spikes cannot be seen in other EU countries such as France.

[the_mitsuhiko]

Might also depend on how it’s enforced. The blocks in Austria basically do not exist because they are only done by carrier DNS servers. Use 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8 and you would not know.

[lxgr]

The vast majority of people use their ISP’s DNS server, though.

[the_mitsuhiko]

I don’t think that is relevant here. If in one country you need a VPN to bypass blocking but others you only need a different DNS server I would expect most users to go for the latter if given a choice.

[commandnotfound]

I just opened rt.com on my home connection with no tor or VPN and everything worked. I'm physically in the Czech Republic if that matters.

[ChatGTP]

I just read on Al-Jazeera that Putin is back in control, that's why :)

[mr_mitm]

I can open rt.com just fine in Germany. (Not using my ISP's DNS server though. It's true that rt.com won't resolve when using it.)

[jd_paton]

Source? I’m in NL and I can access it just fine. I use Cloudflare for DNS though

[mkl95]

I would say this is the best solution. I live in another EU country where ISPs also block it via DNS.

[PrimeMcFly]

No excuse for that censorship honestly.

[flangola7]

Eliminating enemy propaganda is extremely common and a long running practice. It's less censorship and more self defense.

[PrimeMcFly]

Looking at it from that perspective it makes a kind of sense, although I think it is less defensible in modern day with the internet.

[flangola7]

It's more defensible! Propaganda is far, far, less effective as a blind radio broadcast or air pamphlets than micro-targeted interactive sessions intricately engineered to maximize neurological reinforcement loops. Absolutely insidious.

[beebeepka]

Lies. I just tried rt.com on my home connection and it opened without a problem