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Interesting piece by AP on how the Russian state controls the populace:
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The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizens
It's becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny. Authorities monitor social media accounts, prosecuting critics of President Vladimir Putin or the war in Ukraine.apnews.com
Energy, manpower, and resources spent controlling the civilian populace cannot be spent prosecuting the war.