Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine block Google search engine


FILE PHOTO Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Google logo in this illustration taken March 11 2022. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustration

FILE PHOTO: Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Google logo in this illustration taken March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - Russian-backed separatists in a breakaway region of eastern Ukraine have blocked access to the search engine Google, their leader said on Friday, citing what he calls "disinformation".

In a message posted on his Telegram channel, Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), accused Google of promoting "violence against all Russians" and said that its "handlers from the U.S. government" were to blame.

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