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	Episode:		How to be a social media star… without the internet
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:22:15
	Publish Date:		2020-11-07 05:32:00
	Description:		Wasil is well known for his funny, flirtatious satirical videos. But he also lives in Indian-administered Kashmir, which is arguably one of the least-connected places on earth. The internet is often cut off or slowed down to a trickle. It’s one of a number of measures the Indian government has taken to restrict information in the province. The government says the measures are necessary to clamp down on militants – but rights organisations call them a serious breach of civil liberties. For Wasil, it makes making and uploading content extremely difficult. Even worse, his career came to a crashing halt when the Indian government banned the app where he has his biggest following - TikTok. The longest continuous internet blackout in Kashmir began more than a year ago. So how is he coping? Presenter: Reha Kansara (Photo: Wasil with the sun setting behind him, Credit: Wasi)l
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