• zaphod@sopuli.xyz
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    4 hours ago

    It’s technically not countries participating, but broadcasters and they need to be independent of state control. The russian broadcasters were not kicked out for the russian invasion of Ukraine, but for being state controlled. They were accused of this for a long time and the invasion was the final straw.

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      3 hours ago

      It’s technically not countries participating, but broadcasters and they need to be independent of state control

      So…same problem as the geography question then. How the fuck does Australia participate? As best I can tell, it’s broadcast here on SBS, a state-owned broadcaster.