KIM: "The Kremlin is actively intervening on YouTube," Navalny said, "but I don't think they'll have it very easy there. Later, the comments sections of both songs were taken down.
KIM: Both videos got millions of hits, but this being the Internet, they were also pilloried by viewers. She joined rapper Ptaha, who insinuated that the protesters were taking money from Uncle Sam. KIM: In mid-May, a video appeared on YouTube by pop singer Alisa Vox advising schoolboys to do their homework instead of going to political rallies. That's not to say pro-Putin forces aren't trying to hit back. KIM: By contrast, Albats says, Navalny understands the importance of reaching out to young people in a language and medium they can understand. And therefore, his bureaucracy in general is not using it as well. He believes that it is a trash can, that no real information exists, that he himself doesn't use it. YEVGENIA ALBATS: Putin doesn't trust Internet.
Yevgenia Albats, editor of Moscow's The New Times magazine, says Navalny is exploiting President Vladimir Putin's distrust of the Internet. Navalny's investigation had more than 21 million YouTube views and brought thousands of people onto the streets in nationwide protests in March. KIM: One of those videos claim Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is personally benefiting from a network of luxury properties. KIM: Navalny owes his career as an anti-corruption campaigner to the Internet, first with a blog, then collecting almost 2 million followers on Twitter and now with his online videos.
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Russian TV channels in general a long time ago dropped the practice of live programs. OKSANA BAULINA: The idea of "Navalny Live" was about livestreams, interaction with our audience. Oksana Baulina, who runs "Navalny Live," says it's designed to be the exact opposite of the slick scripted productions Russians see on state TV. KIM: For the next hour, he'll comment on the main events of the week, take questions from his Twitter feed and call on his followers to take to the streets in anti-government protests. LUCIAN KIM, BYLINE: That's the sound of Alexei Navalny's weekly news show on his YouTube channel, "Navalny Live," which first went online in March. And now, the Kremlin is scrambling to respond. But he's been banned from national television, so Navalny has taken to YouTube to get his message out. Navalny is calling for nationwide protests against government corruption and is planning to run for president himself next year. The same source compared Vox’s song to a viral video released on YouTube in late April comparing Navalny to Adolf Hitler, which critics have also claimed was orchestrated by figures in the Putin administration - allegations the Kremlin denies.Moscow lawyer Alexei Navalny has become one of President Vladimir Putin's loudest critics. One source suggested that the music video is likely the work of “some group of political analysts” or other “non-mainstream” actors, who are “trying to do something” that they think will help President Putin. Two sources in the Putin administration reportedly told Meduza that the Kremlin has no connection to Vox’s new song. Her usual keyboardist also said he played no role in making “Baby Boy.”
“I didn’t ask them what their names are,” Vox told Meduza, when asked about the production team. Neither Belousov, Vox, nor Vox’s PR agent said they could identify the music video’s director. Oleg Belousov told the website that he responded to a casting call for “bearded ripped dudes” and received 5,000 rubles ($85) for a day’s filming - double the usual pay, he told Meduza. Meduza also managed to track down one of the men who appeared as a band member in the “Baby Boy” music video.
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