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Bystander

Bystander is an opportunity to become an agent for tracking the network during totalitarianism. Your task is to search among other people's correspondence on the network those that contradict the current laws, copies of which you will receive by fax.

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Developer
Egor Magurin
Publisher
Indovers Studio
Release
December 15, 2017
8 years and 231 days ago
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Mostly Negative42 reviews23.8%

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Bystander is an opportunity to become an agent for tracking the network during totalitarianism.
Your task is to search among other people's correspondence on the network those that contradict the current laws, copies of which you will receive by fax.
Follow the new laws, look for the hidden meaning in each phrase and, of course, report violations!
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