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Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 03:50 PM MYT
YouTube has become the primary source of news for many young Russians. AFP pic
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MOSCOW, Jan 23 ― “I m an American!” a young Russian under the username Neurolera exclaims in English on the popular video-sharing app TikTok as she explains how to impersonate a tourist to avoid arrest at a street demonstration.
Her video ― published ahead of rallies planned in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny ― has been viewed more than 500,000 times while videos demanding Navalny s release garnered hundreds of millions of views on the platform.