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Russian Army Selfie Ban

The Russian military wants to stop soldiers from posting selfies on social media. But why? Also, an online spat between two rival filmmakers.

The Russian military wants to stop its regular soldiers from posting selfies on social media. We find out why. Also, the online spat between two rival filmmakers documenting the life and death of a black transexual woman. And the singer whose post about his new girlfriend caused China鈥檚 biggest website to crash.

Presenter: Jonathan Griffin
Producer: Will Yates

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day, St Petersburg. Credit: Olga Maltseva/AFP)

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