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, from Ukrainian protests on YouTube to content from the Jehovah’s Witnesses, deemed a terror organization in Russia. If its internal data has been spilled online, it could expose just how far its internet censorship extends.The data in the Roskomnadzor leak appears significant at over 800 gigabytes, totalling 340,000 files in the first batch released today.
When asked whether they were worried about entering the information war at such a critical time, and by publicly releasing information from a Russian government body, Best - who uses the pronoun “they” - simply pointedto a GIF of a cute animated monster hitting a keyboard, and a message from her Twitter profile that read: “Бáба-Ягá UwU,” or, in English, “Baba Yaga UwU.” Baba Yaga is an enigmatic character from Slavic folklore, often depicted as a fierce woman.
Best isn’t leaking out of any patriotic duty, however. It’s previously been happy to publish data on U.S. organizations, in particular the police. “I don't long for any nationality,” Best adds. “I'm not happy to be called an American. It's accurate. I'm not happy about it.” Why not? “Imperialism. Uber-capitalism. Neo-colonialism, military expansion, pansurveillance, militarization of police, the police system itself.
“We were able to verify it came from the... office the source identified,” they added. “We think the source was earnest and so far haven't found any flaws in the data.”
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