Refinitiv controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Filtering of Reuters coverage on Chinese Eikon terminals
In 2019, reports stated that Refinitiv removed or filtered Reuters stories concerning the Tiananmen anniversary and Hong Kong protests from Eikon terminals in mainland China after pressure from Chinese regulators. The incident generated criticism because Refinitiv distributed Reuters content while operating under local regulatory requirements, creating a conflict between censorship compliance, editorial independence and customer access to information.