Viral videos, nationwide protests: Putin’s Navalny problem | The Listening Post

Published: Jan. 30, 2021, 12:36 p.m.

We examine the story of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny and a form of journalism that has ignited political protests across Russia. Contributors: Catherine Belton - Special correspondent, Reuters; Author, Putin's People Ilya Lozovsky - Staff writer and editor, OCCRP Olga Irisova - Editor-in-chief, Riddle Dmitry Babich - Political analyst; Editor, InoSMI Internet Project On our radar Australian lawmakers want tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay news outlets for their content. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Tariq Nafi to find out why. Just a game? The US military-gaming complex War is not a game - or is it? We look at how the video games industry is proving a useful ally for the US military. Contributors: Nick Robinson - Associate professor of politics and international studies, University of Leeds Matthew Gault - Video game reporter, VICE Rami Ismail - Video game developer; Executive director, GameDev.World - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/