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Youtube blocked the Russian state-backed broadcaster RT's German-language channels on Wednesday on the grounds that they were spreading misinformation. Videos that try to turn opinion against officially approved vaccines will also be consistently deleted, the tech giant announced. Commentators say the Google subsidiary is making things too easy for itself.

Recent election victories in Germany and Norway have strengthened social democracy in Europe. The press delves into the reasons for this recent trend and how it seems to be bypassing certain countries.

Former police officer Wayne Couzens has been convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering 33-year-old Sarah Everard and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The investigation of the crime and its institutional background is far from over, the media admonish.

The majority of Berliners voted on Sunday for the expropriation of housing belonging to private housing companies that own more than 3,000 apartments in the city. However, the vote is not legally binding. Media all over Europe are discussing the referendum. While some dismiss its goals as unrealistic, others see it as a sign of the times - and not just for Berlin.

Putin and Erdoğan have met for talks in Sochi. Ankara insisted on the meeting after Russian warplanes intensified their attacks on pro-Turkish militias in the Syrian province of Idlib in recent weeks - despite the ceasefire that the two parties agreed on in March 2020. Journalists are already analysing the encounter even though no concrete results have been announced so far.