Members of the Riigikogu broke into cheers when the decision was made to revoke the voting rights of third-country nationals. With 93 MPs voting in favor, the constitutional amendment passed.
But one person’s gain is another’s loss. A storm of outrage erupted across Russian-language social media and years of efforts toward social integration now appear to be in vain.
Sergei Metlev, editor-in-chief of the Russian-language edition of Postimees, said that numerous lesser-known influencers have been making a lot of noise online about the issue.
“On social media — especially TikTok and Facebook — there are many questionable bloggers unfamiliar to the general public. These include…