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"People like the Internet because it's independent, unbiased and uses lots of sources - and this at a time when the government…

"People like the Internet because it's independent, unbiased and uses lots of sources - and this at a time when the government is trying to control the flow of news and channel it exclusively through state-run TV" - the editor-in-chief of Russian online newspaper Lenta.ru.

News monitor column by Patrick Logue. Computimes edited by Conor Goodman and Conor Pope

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