Communications and Press Minister Igor Shchyogolev said Friday that the proposed U.S. Internet legislation known as SOPA could become a censorship tool and is therefore in opposition to democratic principles. Communications and Press Minister Igor Shchyogolev said in an op-ed published Friday that the proposed U.S. Internet legislation...

Although the number of Russia's Internet users is steadily growing, television is likely to remain more important for advertisers, who are expected to spend half of their ad budgets on TV commercials over the next decade. Although the number of Russia's...

Internet company Mail.ru has launched its answer to U.S. microblogging site Twitter, seeking to expand its business into instant social messaging and emulate the success of China's Weibo. LONDON — Internet company...

HSBC Holdings rates Mail.ru Group as one of its "top" stock picks as the Russian Internet company takes advantage of rising demand for advertising in the nation's expanding economy. HSBC Holdings rates Mail.ru Group as one of its "top" stock picks as the Russian Internet company takes advantage of rising...

Shares of Internet company Mail.ru Group could rise as a result of the initial public offering planned by social-networking site Facebook. Shares of Internet company Mail.ru Group could rise as a result of the initial public offering planned by social-networking...

In the Internet age, the famous aphorism of the 19th-century military theorist Karl von Clausewitz, "War is the continuation of policy by other means," may no longer be applicable. In the Internet age, the famous...

A schmaltzy music video hailing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as Russia's savior became a hit on the Russian Internet on Tuesday, with many bloggers and YouTube users poking fun at the song's hyperbolic lyrics. A schmaltzy music video hailing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as Russia's savior became a hit on the Russian Internet on Tuesday, with...

... ideas about the contours of freedom of expression," the company wrote on its blog post, sparking speculation that it is preparing to launch in China, where it has been banned since June 2009. The announcement led to a wave of criticism across the Internet, with many human rights defenders denouncing the move as a devil's bargain with repressive governments that would undermine Twitter's commitment to free speech in an effort to open new markets. They cited a January 2011 blog post in which Twitter...

... thousands of people took part in an opposition demonstration calling for reforms and fair elections. One of the key specific measures introduced in the article is a requirement that the State Duma discuss initiatives backed by at least 100,000 people in Internet petitions, thus acknowledging the importance of open online discussions. Nevertheless, he didn't mention that his party, United Russia, holds a majority of seats and can easily reject an initiative unfavorable to the authorities. In the article...

Commerce on the Russian Internet amounted to $10.4 billion in 2011, according to media reports — an increase of 30 percent over the previous year — as leading e-commerce websites like Avito.ru saw huge increases in users and turnover....

... of ruling party members have Twitter accounts with thousands of followers, including State Duma speaker Andrei Vorobyov, blogger and former Duma deputy Konstantin Rykov, and former Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov. President Dmitry Medvedev has touted his Internet proficiency and operates a Twitter account, a LiveJournal blog and a Facebook page. Prime Minister and United Russia head Vladimir Putin has said he does not use the Internet regularly because he is too busy. 179742

... now spread to other cities. To circumvent biased reporting on state television and bridge the huge distances between Russian cities, the protesters have used decentralized means of communication such as social networks. There are more than 50 million Internet users in the country, and high-speed Internet connections have penetrated even remote corners of Russia in recent years. What's more, blogging services such as LiveJournal have been prominent for a decade. Thus, the Internet plays a more important...

The websites of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the former Soviet republic's Interior Ministry were put out of action Wednesday as disgruntled Internet users hit back at the government after it shut down a popular file-sharing site. KIEV — The websites of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the Interior Ministry were put out of action Wednesday as disgruntled Internet...

... come to fruition. The Moscow metro plans to introduce Wi-Fi access in a small number of cars as a trial later this year, city transportation chief Maxim Liksutov said Thursday. "Going on the results of the trial, we'll decide whether to expand Internet provision on the metro," he said at a news conference. He did not say how many carriages would take part in the experiment, or which lines they would run on. The possibility of installing Wi-Fi on metro trains was first mentioned by Mayor...

Opposition politicians Gennady Gudkov and Vladimir Ryzhkov said Wednesday that they would seek criminal charges against those responsible for secretly filming them discussing plans for the upcoming protest rally and posting it on the Internet in an apparent bid to discredit them. Opposition politicians Gennady Gudkov and Vladimir Ryzhkov said Wednesday that they would seek criminal charges against those responsible for secretly filming them discussing plans for the upcoming...

... Mobile networks saw traffic leap as much as tenfold at previous demonstrations on Bolotnaya Ploshchad on Dec. 10 and Prospekt Akademika Sakharova on Dec. 24, leaving many protesters and reporters unable to make calls, send SMS messages or access mobile Internet services for hours at a time. But only one of the major networks contacted by The Moscow Times said it would be taking extra measures to ensure mobile access on Saturday. VimpelCom's Beeline network will again deploy a mobile base station in...

... laminated map for 1,000 rubles, or a button for 2,000 rubles, and so forth — the purchaser gets as a present a free bottle of the spirit of their choice, whose daytime price happens to coincide with the cost of the souvenir. A quick check on the Internet shows that other Russian cities are not falling behind Novosibirsk. In Moscow, for example, there is the Alkozazhigalka company, which offers customers the opportunity to buy a cigarette lighter and get points — one point equals 1 ruble...

The cyber front of Syria's year-old civil war spread to Russia this week as pro- and anti-government bots splashed criticism and expressions of gratitude across the Russian Internet, and Syrian hackers attempted to commandeer the website of a Russian embassy. The cyber front of Syria's year-old civil war spread to Russia this week as pro- and anti-government bots splashed criticism and expressions of...

.... Attorney James Pastore, who is prosecuting the case, said U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe has scheduled a Jan. 19 conference in connection with the case. The Zdorovenins held out U.S.-registered companies Sofeco, Pintado and Tallit as legitimate Internet merchants with web sites that prosecutors said appeared to offer goods and services, U.S. authorities said. They also engaged in a scheme from June 2004 to February 2005 to gain access to accounts of U.S. victims and attempted to transfer hundreds...

... Communications and Press Ministry shortlisted "primarily" Lenovo and Fujitsu to supply some 100,000 personal computers — one for each polling station — as part of the government's effort to allow people to watch elections via the Internet, Deputy Minister Ilya Massukh said. The effort also stipulates delivery of two web cameras for every polling station, but Massukh declined to name the manufacturers. Planeloads from China and Taiwan and truckloads from a Fujitsu plant in Germany...