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1. Game Over for Roblox?

Russia has banned Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the world. In turn, Russians protested on social media.

Tags: children, news, internet, censorship, roskomnadzor, videogame
2. Newspeak: Authoritarianism Is Good

A new state dictionary has changed definitions, praising authoritarianism and promoting "traditional values."

Tags: st petersburg, law, russian language, orthodox church, censorship, dissent
3. Watch Only Half an Episode

A Russian TV channel cut half an episode of a popular sitcom for jokes that implied a character might be gay.

Tags: social issues, internet, Film & TV, lgbt, censorship
4. Russia's War on Books: A Censored Translation

A Russian publishing house censored a part of an American author's book that advocated for trans rights.

Tags: government, laws, books, censorship, lgbt, literature
5. No Open Relationship Movies

A U.S. movie set to premiere in Russia on September 25 could not get distribution.

Tags: ministry of culture, censorship, boycott, hollywood, movies
6. Manga Library Fined as "Destructive"

Online manga library Mangalib has been fined R14 million by a Moscow court for “LGBT propaganda.”

Tags: literature, banned, lgbt, manga, censorship
7. The Bolshoi Is Watching You

The Bolshoi Theater has hired a tech firm to spy on its employees.

Tags: war in ukraine, politics, kaspersky, technology, censorship, Bolshoi
8. WhatsApp and Telegram Blocked

Russia has blocked phone calls on WhatsApp and Telegram. Novaya Gazeta Evropa gave tips on how to stay connected.

Tags: censorship, communication, government, internet, roskomnadzor, whatsapp, Telegram
9. The "No" Exhibition

Russian journalists in exile collaborated with international artists on an exhibition celebrating resistance.

Tags: exile, independent media, censorship, meduza, navalny
10. The Persecution Doesn't Stay at Home

A LGBT rights activist asserts that homophobic groups from Russia are still persecuting her in exile in Lithuania.

Tags: lithuania, repression, politics, censorship, russians abroad, lgbt

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