>>276679English is more widespread amongst those who would enjoy VTubers or weebshit in general.
Corruption stems largely from boomers in high places milking the population. The boomers in question are largely unaware of how tech works, nor do they really understand how modern entertainment is monetized\how it works. A lot of remote\internet-based business operates outside of their competence and reach. Attempts to shut down sites are largely laughable unless it's some heinous shit like CP.
Colonial footprint-wise - the whole former USSR speaks Russian as a common language between one another.
Geopolitical memery-wise - again, younger people won't give two shits about someone slipping up about Crimea or whatever. The older population, troll factories, and room temp IQ cretins, however, are bountiful in the sense of politically provoke-able people. However, older people won't give two shits, troll factories are primarily occupied with completely another set of tasks, and room temp IQ cretins can be met anywhere. Imo, the backlash thing ultimately hangs on two things:
1) Will the mass media and thus boomers\30-40 somethings become aware of the phenomena.
2) How actually popular the VTuber stuff will become. Yes, streamers are very popular here, and anime is quite popular as well. Later may be a counterintuitive thing, but I digress. More audience\less insular audience equals a higher degree of attention from NKVD and a higher density of window-licking crayon munchers.
English is much more widespread than most westerners think. Generally, the more educated\smarter or younger the sample of Russians, the more will know English.
I might have forgot some points, but here, have a take of a Russian.
