Politics● ElevatedSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 3:47 PM
A youth festival in Russia reportedly gives foreign visitors unfiltered Wi-Fi — while keeping Russian participants behind state censorship
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Meduza [en] · Eastern Europe
Organizers of the International Youth Festival underway at Yekaterinburg Expo have given foreign participants access to websites blocked in Russia, according to the local outlet Signal Ural.
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