“We as a team are not surprised,” wrote the exiled leader Ivan Zhdanov. Alexei Navalny Social Media Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). And further said: “We are not surprised that we are ready.” He mentioned on Monday that Roskomnadzor media supervision agency blocked more than 40 websites in accordance with the decision of the Moscow Attorney General’s Office.
These include the website of the leader of the Russian opposition, his organization, and other projects, such as the Doctor’s Union, which have drawn attention to dissatisfaction with the new crown pandemic. They should promote “banned extremist activities.” Zhidanov wrote that in June, the Moscow court declared FBK and its regional representatives known as “staff” as “extremists”-since then, the next step has been taken.
“Call for mass riots”
But on Tuesday, Roskomnadzor tightened the thumbscrew further.Media regulators require Youtube, etc. Leonid Volkov Canal Should be locked, Navalnyj’s right hand, he is in exile in Lithuania. Volkov, who has 124,000 subscribers, posted a YouTube email on Twitter with a corresponding request from the media regulator. It stated that the channel allegedly contained “calls for large-scale riots and extremist activities”. He also called for participation in unauthorized mass activities and the distribution of “information materials from organizations deemed unpopular.” The Youtube channels of Navalnyj employees Georgij Alburow (1,400 subscribers) and Vladimir Milow (248,000 subscribers) will also be blocked.
For those detained since January Navalny As an ally in the fight against corruption, Youtube is one of the most important platforms for reaching the public. The most successful video Navalnyj’s channel on “Putin Palace”-a Black Sea mansion owned by the Russian President-has received nearly 118 million views since its release in January. So often, that Putin himself had to deny personal contact with the property. Nearly 6.5 million people have subscribed to the posts of opposition leaders on Youtube. In recent video Last Thursday was about Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the House of Commons, who was said to have sacrificed taxpayers’ money and took a special plane by the president’s government.
Before the Duma election in September, the opposition faced increasing pressure. It was announced on Tuesday that former head of FBK’s St. Petersburg regional office and independent candidate for the St. Petersburg City Council, Irina Fatianova was excluded from the election-according to Fatianova’s campaign manager, because of her Work for the organization of Navalnyj. However, Fatijanova made up her mind on Twitter on Tuesday: “Damn, I will never give up! Neither does my team!” There is no legal basis for this decision. She will fight back and submit the required signatures. “If someone thinks that if I leave now and won’t regain the right to participate in the election, then they are grossly wrong.”
This is one of the reasons Navalnyj appeared on social media again on Tuesday. “Smart Voting” Project Advertising its website will soon be blocked. This is why Russians should download this “fun experiment” app. The plan is to vote for the United Russia Party, the strongest opponent of the ruling party, in each constituency. On Instagram, Navalny wrote in his call to block the web: “I think Putin’s thieves overestimated their choice here.”
