The editorial boards of five investigative journalistic groups -- Proyekt (Project), Vazhnye Istorii (Important News), The Insider, Bellingcat, and the team of jailed Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny -- have launched an app called Samizdat to avoid the blocking of their websites by Russian authorities. The Agentstvo (Agency) group said on November 11 that those who install the Samizdat app, which is now available for users of Apple and Android, will not need a VPN to read investigative reports that are currently blocked by the government. To read the original story from RFE/RL's North Realities, click here.
Five Investigative Groups Launch App To Avoid Blocks By Russian Authorities
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