The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) announced that the administrators of Telegram channels were detained on suspicion of blackmail. This has been officially announced MIA Russian Irina Volk.
According to the agency, these channels were busy covering the information agenda of major regions, while also asking for money to “block negativity.”
“To attract an audience, these sources received bright and“ toxic ”names. “The published materials contained false information that discredited regional leaders and big entrepreneurs.”
According to him, the digital director of a public relations agency, the deputy head of a department of a state-owned organization and a professional journalist who wrote texts were detained.
The names of the channels are not mentioned in the press release of the Ministry of Interior.
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