Internet reaches a remote city in Russia - see what happens

[Walter]

Norilsk is a town of 180,000 in the middle of nowhere, its also an Arctic nickel-mining hub and Russia’s most isolated major city. It is so remote that it is unreachable by road. For a long time Internet was only available via a slow and shaky satellite link. Russia TV stations are all controlled by Putin so for a long time all the citizens had was the official view.

Two years ago, a mining company brought fast Internet fia fiber to the city. Russia is not like China, where Internet is under nearly complete control by the government, so citizens suddenly were able to visit Youtube, instagram and forums.

Suddenly, the "carefully crafted image of a resurgent Russia and a decadent, devious West is becoming more difficult for Moscow’s spin doctors to maintain". An instagram account suddenly started to post pictures of dirty tap water and uncollected trash with comments like "At least they tell us on television that our lives are wonderful".
Other found out about this summer’s Moscow protests or did Youtube videos about allegedly wrongful property transfer engineered by the citys mayor.

We will see how long it takes for Russia to get rid of politics plundering its wealth.

Source:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/world/europe/russia-internet-norilsk-youtube-arctic.html

 

[snowbound]

Interesting read, thanks.

Peaked my interest to learn more about the city, as well.

 

[Lagboltz]

We will see how long it takes for Russia to get rid of politics plundering its wealth.

Or maybe, sadly, Putin will disconnect the internet from Norilsk .
(Interesting article)

 

[Yo Daddy!]

I just happened upon this discussion and wondered what you fellows thought of Trump's stated cautions and concerns to the Euro members of NATO in 2018?

President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Breakfast with the Secretary General of NATO (8:37)

Trump shows you what a real POTUS looks and sounds and acts and thinks like.

Biden couldn't do this.

Obama wouldn't do it if he could.

Trump warns NATO about buying their energy from Putin. This was years before the invasion.

And Trump bluffed the Europeans into thinking he was going to pull the US out of NATO in order to get the laggard members to become current on their GDP commitments.

From this American' s perspective, Trump was better than the Left deserved.

 

[Real News Links]

In America the extremist Leftists who control Google and Youtube are still able to craft a propaganda message to Americans. All the worn out lies about Trump, Russia Collusion, an Insurrection that never happened, Trump is a racist, blah blah blah . . . is all propaganda bullshit made possible by those who control information at Google and those who ban content they do not like at Youtube.

The naiveté of the OP is astounding.
Russia still gets propagana, out propaganda.

the "carefully crafted image of a resurgent Russia and a decadent, devious West is becoming more difficult for Moscow’s spin doctors to maintain

LOL! The "decadent west"? Biden promotes and even hires sick filthy degenerate trannies and homos and freaks. Who needs propaganda when the truth is even crazier. If you want decadence, just see Pedophile Joe in his White House: