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When Evgeny first heard that Russia’s communications censor Roskomnadzor was going to block the popular messenger app Telegram, it brought to mind a Soviet-era slogan. The Communist Party said: “It must be done!” The Komsomol – the party’s youth wing – responded: “Aye!”

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