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Pranks and propaganda: Russian laws against 'fake news' target Ukrainians and the opposition, not pro-Putin pranksters

  • Written by Stanislav Budnitsky, Postdoctoral Fellow, Russian and East European Institute, Indiana University
Pranks and propaganda: Russian laws against 'fake news' target Ukrainians and the opposition, not pro-Putin prankstersRussian pranksters and anti-free speech advocates Vladimir "Vovan" Kuznetsov, left, and Alexei "Lexus" Stolyarov in Moscow in 2016.Yuri Kadobnovav/AFP via Getty Images

When they launched their war on Ukraine in late February 2022, Russian authorities also unleashed an all-out assault on dissent at home. Within weeks, the Kremlin blocked access to...

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