Finnish newspaper uses video game to bypass Russian press censorship.

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Finnish newspaper uses video game to bypass Russian press censorship.
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Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat has hidden articles about Russia's war in Ukraine in the popular online shooter game Counter-Strike, in an effort to breach Russian media restrictions. The paper built a map of a war-torn Slavic city, naming it "de_voyna", in reference to the Russian word "voyna" meaning war, which is prohibited in Russia in reference to the conflict in Ukraine. The map conceals a secret room where the paper hid images and texts detailing the cruelties witnessed by its reporters and photographers in Ukraine during the war.

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