{"id":342911,"date":"2026-05-12T18:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-internet-clampdown\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:00:05","slug":"russias-internet-clampdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-internet-clampdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s internet clampdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ce9IiVqTaj8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia's internet clampdown\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ce9IiVqTaj8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin has recently clamped down on internet use in Russia. This has fuelled growing discontent, just as the economy stagnates and food prices rise. 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