Really?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rt&ia=web

Works fine for me in the US. RT.com is the first result.

What countries are you referring to? And is this DDG’s decision or are they being forced to comply with the country’s law?

I was mainly referring to the EUs ban on RT. I think the law forces the ISPs to comply, not the engines. that way it prevents direct access via the URL.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/03/08/eu-officials-d...

RT is not banned in the US as far as I know, although it appears engines are banning some content of their own free will.

This is TV broadcast ban. Thankfully EU currently doesn't have methods to block websites.