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Russia sues Google for banned YouTube accounts
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Google has accumulated fines worth two undecillion rubles, or 20 decillion USD, from a Russian court on Oct 31. It is being held liable for refusing to restore the accounts of Russian state-run media outlets on YouTube, a company owned by Google. To put it in perspective, 20 decillion consists of 34 zeros, equivalent…
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Focus on the news you consume, it might be controlled by Russia
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With the abundance of influencers, podcasters and free-thinkers that live and breathe X, formerly Twitter , I have noticed the amount of news coverage we see has increased. In a social media landscape that turns views into money, my generation is being targeted and exploited for our attention. If it bleeds, it leads, no…
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Russia-Ukraine conflict escalates
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The tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have been boiling for years, finally exploded into a war in early 2022. Ukraine had previously desired to join NATO which Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, strongly opposed. Putin’s problem with NATO and Ukraine joining is that for the past 25 years the NATO alliance has…
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Switzerland and Western allies economically strike against Russia
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The United States and the United Kingdom have banned the import of all Russian oil and gas to their countries. This is a major industry within Russia, as the country’s production makes up 40 percent of European gas, and a quarter of their oil. These sanctions have been placed on Russia because of their…
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Protests break out in the streets of Russia
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Russia in February of 2022 launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a decision which became heavily criticized by the public, from even within Russia. Protests on Russian streets have broken out since then in retaliation to the invasion. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been ongoing since around 2014, which has continued into…
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Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine increase
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Russia has sent the official order to attack Ukraine to Russian troops, sending relations between Russia and Western countries to its lowest point since the Cold War. Western European countries since the beginning of the invasion have placed an immense amount of sanctions on Russia in support of Ukraine. The invasion of Ukraine has…
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Trump threatens the freedom of the press
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President Donald Trump has a dangerously close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and it has already had major consequences for journalism in the US. Before the 2016 election, most US politicians agreed that Putin was a destructive dictator, but that is not the case anymore. Members of the Trump White House have an…
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Blurry Mueller investigation demands your focus
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The Trump-Russia scandal and the evidence that has been dug up this past year is getting harder and harder to deny. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election is not just a democratic conspiracy, or “witch hunt” as Trump likes to call it.…
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Flynn flops
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From #NeverTrumpers to #ImWithHers, jabs at the Trump campaign over comments and possible ties with the Russian government were incessant. Recently, some concerns about Russia’s involvement with the American government were realized. This began when Michael Flynn, former National Security advisor, resigned from the Trump administration on Feb. 13. His resignation followed a request…