Putin’s squeeze
A decision that comes at a time when Putin’s government has instituted tight controls over information to manage the Ukraine invasion narrative within Russia’s borders. Where the word war is banned from the media under threat of imprisonment and the invasion is described as a “military special operation” to “liberate Ukrainians”.
The reaction Because the Corte Meta is guilty of condoning hatred against the Russians. “It’s awful, weird and awful. They are the most popular social networks in the world and most progressives in Russia use them, progressively and beneficially for the economy, so it’s a terrible decision,” says Maxim, who owns a clothing brand. “I think anyone who wants to use them will use them anyway. It won’t change much, it will just make some people angry, it will make life harder for others. But it is a useless solution in my opinion. It shows once again how the authorities don’t care about ordinary people, says Margherita, architect.
Effectively Internet freedom projects points out that the judgment does not provide for penalties for those who only use social media. In any case, there are those who act. “I expected it says Lev, actor I downloaded a VPN (virtual private network) and use it anyway”.
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