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TexasTowelie

(126,196 posts) Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:08 AM 5 hrs ago

Russia introduces smartphone checks in metro - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD

Passengers in the Moscow metro are facing a new kind of “security check” – inspections of personal smartphones. Officials describe the measure as necessary for safety, but the move raises serious questions about privacy and freedom in today's Russia.

In a country where social media posts, messages, and even likes can trigger criminal cases, a phone is no longer just a device, it's potential evidence. Join Jonasz Rewiński in a new episode of Break The Fake to find out more about new rules in Putin's Russia.

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Russia introduces smartphone checks in metro - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD (Original Post) TexasTowelie 5 hrs ago OP

Thanks TT! I love the text summary provided for we seldom YouTube watchers. Ilikepurple 4 hrs ago #1

I've gotten into the habit of either providing a transcript or summary for the videos. TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago #2

Ilikepurple

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1. Thanks TT! I love the text summary provided for we seldom YouTube watchers.

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Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:13 AM

4 hrs ago

It really helps me decide whether to watch or not.

TexasTowelie

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2. I've gotten into the habit of either providing a transcript or summary for the videos.

Reply to Ilikepurple (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:18 AM

4 hrs ago

I agree that a summary might serve as the "lure" to watch the videos in full and I'm aware of how to use AI to summarize the videos when YouTube does not provide a summary.

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