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How Russia is using social media to keep a grip on occupied Mariupol

Three years after it seized control of Mariupol following a brutal 86-day siege, Russia is using a more subtle power to keep its grip on the Ukrainian port city: social media influencers. CNN’s investigation found that residents of the occupied city, including school children, are being trained in new media programs and “blogger schools” with ties to the Russian state. Read the full story here.

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