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– Russia's five most memorable online censorship moments of 2016 (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 1, 2017

As 2016 comes to a close, RuNet Echo looks back at the five most controversial, infamous, and even ironic actions this year by Russia's federal censors.
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