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Write about Russia for Reuters. Views own etc. Previously: Moscow Bureau Chief @Reuters and correspondent @WSJ @Telegraph @Independent and @guardian
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Dois celulares e app: como russos driblam a “cortina digital” de Putin

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By Andrew Osborn Verified
| CNN Brasil Verified
Em um café tranquilo popular por seu Wi-Fi gratuito e bom café, uma designer de interiores russa acessa uma rede privada virtual (VPN) para poder conversar com amigos no exterior usando o aplicativo de mensagens americano WhatsApp, que é bloqueado dentro da Rússia. Mais tarde, ela desliga a VPN para comprar uma passagem no site da Ferrovia Russa, que impede o acesso de qualquer pessoa que use ferramentas para ocultar sua localização.
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Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain

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By Andrew Osborn Verified
| InsideRetail
In a quiet cafe popular for its free Wi-Fi and good coffee, a Russian interior designer logs onto a virtual private network so she can chat with friends abroad using the US messaging service WhatsApp, which is blocked inside Russia. Later, she toggles off the VPN to buy a ticket on the Russian Railways website, which bars anyone using the tools to obscure their location. She then picks up a second phone to check for messages from clients on the state-controlled app Max.
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Russians juggle phones and VPNs to skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain

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By Andrew Osborn Verified
| The Japan Times Verified
In a quiet cafe popular for its free Wi-Fi and good coffee, a Russian interior designer logs onto a virtual private network so she can chat with friends abroad using the U.S. messaging service WhatsApp, which is blocked inside Russia. Later, she toggles off the VPN to buy a ticket on the Russian Railways website, which bars anyone using the tools to obscure their location. She then picks up a second phone to check for messages from clients on the state-controlled app MAX.
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