In Crimea, the occupiers check schoolchildren's phones for VPN and Ukrainian language
Kyiv • UNN
In educational institutions of occupied Crimea, representatives of the Russian authorities and military personnel are checking schoolchildren's phones. They are looking for "undesirable" applications and the Ukrainian language in the settings.
In educational institutions of temporarily occupied Crimea, representatives of the Russian authorities and military personnel check students' phones for "undesirable" applications and the Ukrainian language in the settings. This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), transmits UNN.
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Activists of Ukrainian movements in the temporarily occupied territories report that in Crimean schools, representatives of the occupation administration, together with Russian military personnel, are checking children's mobile phones.
They are looking for prohibited applications, VPN services, and even the Ukrainian language in the settings. If a Ukrainian layout is found on the phone, the child and their parents may be summoned "for a conversation" or subjected to additional checks.
"Such 'raids' are another tool of total control and ideological pressure. The occupiers seek to eradicate any manifestations of Ukrainian identity. Checking students' phones is not 'concern for safety,' but a systemic attempt to intimidate children and impose loyalty to the Russian regime," the CCD added.
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