The following video and excerpts come from an article posted on CNN today, October 12: One Russian-linked campaign posing as part of the Black Lives Matter movement used Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Pokémon Go and even contacted some reporters in an effort to exploit racial tensions and sow discord among Americans, CNN has … Continue reading CNN says Pokémon GO was used by Russian-linked meddling, Niantic responds
Pikachu Russian doll appears during Saturday Night Live skit
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL), which first aired on May 13, included a cameo appearance of Pikachu. During Melissa McCarthy's Sean Spicer impersonation, she pulled out a Pikachu Russian doll and referred to it as "Trump's tiniest little buddy" that represented Jeff Sessions. You can see the segment play out shortly after … Continue reading Pikachu Russian doll appears during Saturday Night Live skit
Pokémon GO player receives three-and-a-half year prison sentence for making video inside Russian church
Ruslan Sokolovsky, the Russian man arrested for making a video about Pokémon GO while inside a church, will be spending three and a half years in prison due to his violation of the Russia’s laws against “inciting religious hatred.” He was also found guilty of "illegal trafficking of special technical equipment" after a pen with a built-in … Continue reading Pokémon GO player receives three-and-a-half year prison sentence for making video inside Russian church
The Simpsons episode with Pokémon GO reference has been banned from airing in Russia
After criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church, The Simpsons episode with a Pokémon GO reference will not be airing on Russian TV network 2x2. The episode, which originally aired in the U.S. on April 30 via Fox, features Homer Simpson playing a mobile game named Peekimon Get as he walks into a church looking for … Continue reading The Simpsons episode with Pokémon GO reference has been banned from airing in Russia
Pokémon GO player faces prison for making video inside Russian church
Ruslan Sokolovsky, the Russian man arrested for making a video about Pokémon GO while inside a church, might be spending up to 3.5 years in prison due to his violation of the Russia's laws against "inciting religious hatred." In 2016, Sokolovsky made a video inside the Church of All Saints in Yekaterinburg, in which he … Continue reading Pokémon GO player faces prison for making video inside Russian church
Pokemon GO user faces jail for playing in church
A young blogger in Russia named Ruslan Sokolovski has been charged with "inciting hatred and offending religious sensibilities" after playing Pokemon GO in a cathedral. Sokolovski filmed himself playing the game throughout the church and posted it on his YouTube channel. "How can one offend by entering a church with a smartphone?" he said, according to … Continue reading Pokemon GO user faces jail for playing in church
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