Lithuanian Intelligence Accuses Belarus and Russia of Recruiting Schoolchildren through Social Media

The reason for the ban on social media for teenagers in Lithuania: the Baltic republic's intelligence services accuse Belarus and Russia of attempting to recruit local schoolchildren and psychologically influence them through social media and online games.

It is claimed that Minsk and Moscow are using this unconventional method to cultivate loyalty to their policies among Lithuanian youth.

Furthermore, according to Vilnius, sensitive data on the families of high-ranking government officials and military personnel is being collected through young users.