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| '''ASB News''' is a military news and analysis outlet which focuses on [[Russian Federation|Russia]] (specifically the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]]), the Middle East, and sometimes Latin America. First established on Twitter in February 2020, it gained a reputation for consistently obtaining raw video from primary sources on the ground. It gained over 66,000 followers in 2 years.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Wyatt Reed|date=2022-02-24|title=Journalists Suspended From Twitter Condemn 'Blatant Censorship' Over Russia Views|url=https://sputniknews.com/20220224/journalists-suspended-from-twitter-condemn-blatant-censorship-over-russia-views-1093314271.html|newspaper=Sputnik News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224011121/https://sputniknews.com/20220224/journalists-suspended-from-twitter-condemn-blatant-censorship-over-russia-views-1093314271.html|archive-date=2022-02-24}}</ref> | | '''ASB News''' is a military news and analysis outlet which focuses on [[Russian Federation|Russia]] (specifically the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]]), the Middle East, and sometimes Latin America. |
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| Frequently the target of Western social media censorship, their Twitter account is currently suspended for challenging the US / NATO imperialist narrative about the [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict]]. Twitter cited no reason for the ban.<ref>[[Wyatt Reed]] on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/wyattreed13/status/1496276987039686662 Twitter just nuked @ASBMilitary after it posted this revealing video] 12:13 AM • Feb 23, 2022</ref> | | Frequently the target of Western social media censorship, their Twitter account is currently suspended for challenging the US / NATO imperialist narrative about the [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict]]. |
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| In response to the Twitter censorship, many new accounts have sprung up, causing confusion about which ones are actually the successor account. | | In response to the Twitter censorship, many new accounts have sprung up, causing confusion about which ones are actually the successor account. |
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| The Twitter suspension came right after ASB posted a video of what appears to be a Ukrainian Kindergarten teacher arguing with Ukraine soldiers about moving their tanks away from the school, because their presence put the schools at risk of being caught in Russian crossfire.<ref>[[Max Blumenthal]] on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1502037510754557955 Twitter just nuked @ASBMilitary after it posted this revealing video] 3:43 PM • Mar 10, 2022</ref> The video has been re-shared despite the account takedown.<ref>@peppiniello1982 on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/peppiniello1982/status/1502063565515239453 Here's the video: They are asking them to move their artillary, saying there are 2 schools over there, go move to the field over there, saying their dad is the dean of a military academy and this is not good and they should move it, one woman says shes a kindergarten teacher...] </ref>
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| On March 21, 2022, ASB announced it would suspend coverage of the Russo-Ukraine conflict, citing security risks to contributors. Other reporting will continue.<ref>@prolewiki on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1505976882197671946?s=20&t=Br4JrBKHlt7J_2ZmIMVw1g "as of today, Monday March 21, ASB News has suspended providing news about the Russo-Ukraine conflict due to security risks to contributors. Other reporting will continue. ..."] ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20220321184440/https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1505976882197671946 (Archived)]''</ref>
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| == Links == | | == Links == |
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| * [https://t.me/asbmil Telegram] | | * [https://t.me/asbmil Telegram] |
| *[https://gab.com/ASBMilitary Gab]
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| * [https://twitter.com/ASBMilitary Twitter] (currently suspended) | | * [https://twitter.com/ASBMilitary Twitter] (currently suspended) |
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:News outlets]] | | [[Category:News outlets]] |
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| [[Category:Targets of censorship]]
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