Belarus designates the Euronews website as “extremist” media, according to Euronews. The outlet says the decision is obscure and unilateral and warns it could expose its audience in Belarus to legal penalties. Euronews reports that the designation could apply to people who are considered to be “storing or distributing” Euronews’ pan-European digital news content within Belarus. Euronews condemns the move and frames it as a measure that affects access to its reporting in the country. The articles provided do not detail the Belarusian authorities’ specific rationale or the process behind the designation, but they describe the potential legal consequences tied to the “extremist” classification for online content. Both sources present the development as a dispute over media status and the regulatory environment for international news websites operating in Belarus.