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Facets of Social Media

A new Russian law imposes restrictions on users of social media and requires bloggers to register.

Rajan Datar finds out more about how a new Russian law imposing restrictions on users of social media and requiring bloggers to register is being implemented. Rajan hears from Famil Ismailov, news editor at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Russia about the rationale for its introduction and its reception by bloggers. Plus, what the high number of ‘likes’ for a recent World Service piece about Led Zeppelin’s song, Stairway to Heaven, reveals about the make-up and preferences of the network’s online audience.

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11 minutes

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Mon 18 Aug 2014 02:50GMT

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  • Sat 16 Aug 2014 10:50GMT
  • Sat 16 Aug 2014 22:50GMT
  • Mon 18 Aug 2014 02:50GMT

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