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Russian influencer responds to internet restrictions under Putin
Dmitry Peskov said authorities were already working on the flooding, pollution and internet restrictions Bonya raised after her video drew more than 20 million views.
- Russian influencers and the fast-food chain Vkusno i Tochka have publicly criticized the government in viral appeals to President Vladimir Putin, breaking a long silence from apolitical sectors.
- Viktoria Bonya, a model with 13 million Instagram followers, detailed her grievances in a video Tuesday, claiming residents feel they are "no longer living in a free country" due to intensifying restrictions on social networks.
- Criticizing government policies, Vkusno i Tochka noted that people raised more than 500 million rubles for flood victims through the banned social networks authorities labeled as dangerous.
- On Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made an unusual intervention, stating the government is not ignoring the concerns raised in these videos and that issues are being addressed separately.
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Influencers skillfully use old Russian rhetoric: they blame officials and governors for not informing the “tsar” about the real situation, and portray Putin as someone who simply doesn’t know what’s going on.
The regime in Russia has – very unusually – responded to the criticism.
Victoria Bonya, 13 million follower influencer, criticizes the Russian president in a video: 26 million views on Instagram. And the Kremlin runs to the shelter
Russian blogger Victoria Bonya warns, in a viral video, that the country's problems risk getting out of control. The clip, which became viral, forced a reaction from the Kremlin, writes The Guardian. Bonya, who became famous in 2006 in the reality show Dom-2, states in the record that the authorities are too scared to criticize Vladimir ...
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