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Russian state media openly defend government surveillance - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD
Russian state media crosses another line as top propagandist Margarita Simonian openly defends surveillance and calls on citizens worried about government monitoring to simply leave the country. But behind the rhetoric lies a different reality. Reports suggest the state-backed messaging app Max can detect proxy usage, track connections, and monitor online activity – raising serious questions about privacy, digital freedom and governemnt oversight. In the latest episode of Break the Fake, Diana Skaya breaks down how Russian propaganda shapes public perception, and why Internet surveillance is becoming a central tool of modern authoritarian governance.