Rather than commenting on the food and service at Russian restaurants and cafes, some users have begun posting online reviews detailing Russian actions in Ukraine to try to smuggle information past the tight control of state media.
Russia's communications regulator has accused 10 local media outlets of falsely depicting what Russia calls a special operation to demilitarise Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russia took radio station Ekho Moskvy off air, because of its coverage of the invasion.But online comments on platforms such as Google Maps and Afisha.
Russia rejects the term invasion, saying its actions are not designed to occupy territory but to destroy Ukraine's military capabilities and capture what it regards as dangerous nationalists.The numerous reviews prompted Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin to say foreign online users were mounting a "psychological information attack", saying most of the information was coming from bots.
A Twitter account associated with international hacking collective Anonymous, which has announced plans to take aim at Russia's online presence, has urged people to write reviews on Google Maps about what is happening in Ukraine.
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