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In Latin America, 'RT en Español' reaches over 17 million people, and in the MENA region, the RT Arabic website recorded 57 million visits in the first quarter of 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000163#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To circumvent EU content blockages, pro-Kremlin actors employ several semi-covert tactics: using disguised spinoff outlets, coordinated account networks, fake personas, and the imitation of legitimate media. An example is 'Bloß mit Biss,' a TikTok and YouTube network that serves as a sub-outlet for Sputnik's German arm.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"isdglo-000163#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'Doppelgänger' operation is a coordinated network that impersonates major news outlets to spread pro-Kremlin narratives. 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