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The Voice Kids: Russian reality TV show hit by vote-rigging row

Cybersecurity firm investigates voting after landslide win for pop star’s daughter

Russian state television has ordered an investigation into possible vote-rigging in a cherished institution of direct democracy: the popular singing competition The Voice Kids.

The final of the show’s sixth season ended in scandal at the weekend after the daughter of a Russian pop star won a landslide victory, igniting claims on social media that the vote had been manipulated.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2vqyZfg
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