Russia enacts strict digital laws, fines VPN use and ‘extremist’ searches

There's public outcry in Russia, against a new bill that imposes fines for online searches of materials the government considers to be ”extremist”.

Al Jazeera’s Yulia Shapovalova reports from Moscow, Russia.

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