Anonymous has come up with an ingenious way to let Russians know what’s really happening in Ukraine

'Stand up to your dictator, stop killing innocent people'

Anonymous is calling on its followers to leave fake Google reviews for Russian businesses and restaurants in order to inform the country's citizens on what is actually going on in Ukraine. The hacking group shared the idea on Twitter with the aim of circumventing any censorship that may be present in Russian news coverage of the ongoing war. Anonymous wrote in a tweet: “Go to Google Maps. Go to Russia. Find a restaurant or business and write a review. “When you write the review explain what is happening in Ukraine,” they continued, crediting Twitter user @Konrad03249040 with the idea. https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1498337491056836610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1498337491056836610%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladbible.com%2Fnews%2Fanonymous-fake-google-restaurant-reviews-russia-ukraine-invasion-20220301 They then provide an "example text" in Russian for people to copy and paste into their review. Once translated, it reads: “The food was great! Unfortunately, Putin spoiled our appetites by invading Ukraine. Stand up to your dictator, stop killing innocent people! https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1498341870774235138 The idea has been picked up by a number of people, with some offering their own suggestions on how to go further with it. Related links:

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