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http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220308-121232-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-eus-ban-of-rt-and-sputnik/ The EU’s “Ban” of RT and Sputnik - A Lawful Measure Against Propaganda for War Baade, Björnstjern eng 2022-03-08 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Disinformation Freedom of Expression Freedom of Press ICCPR Media Regulation Russian War against Ukraine Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Denouncing Russian authorities‘ “muzzling“ of independent media and reiterating its support for media freedom and pluralism, the European Union banned two Russian media outlets in March 2022. This apparent contradiction between a statement of principle and concrete action can be resolved. While the ban can be legally justified as a measure designed to suppress “propaganda for war”, European institutions should not try to justify it by pointing to these outlets’ track record of “disinformation” or simply “propaganda”. To address legitimate questions of double standards that will come up in the wake of the inevitable whataboutism, it should be stressed that the Union’s measures differ decisively from any authoritarian censorship by virtue of the Union’s character as a community of law.