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Telegram Messenger Blocks Navalny Bot During Russian Election

The decision further restricts access to Alexei Navalny's Smart Voting system, following Apple and Google takedowns of his app.

TECH GIANTS SUCCUMB

Apple, Google Delete Navalny App on Day of Russian Parliamentary Vote

The app contained tactical voting recommendations for challengers to pro-Putin incumbents from the ruling United Russia party.

Russia Blocks VPN Providers in Ongoing Internet Crackdown

Russia said the blocked VPNs had allowed Russians to access illegal content.

Media crackdown

Russia Blocks Independent News Outlet’s Website

Online outlet Readovka had published an investigation into an MP’s alleged hidden wealth.

Criminal comedy

Russia Expels Belarusian Comedian for Life for ‘Insulting’ Joke

Authorities ruled Idrak Mirzalizade's joke about discrimination of non-Slavic people was offensive to ethnic Russians.

INFORMATION SPACE

Russia Wants to Exempt State Media From ‘Foreign Agent’ Scrutiny

A draft bill requires only commercial, and not state media, to be subjected to financial audits.

Russia Gives Google 24 Hour Ultimatum to Remove Banned Content

Communications watchdog says it will slow down Google’s services in Russia if the company does not comply.

WEEKEND PROFILE

This Russian Teacher and Feminist Activist Is a ‘Foreign Media Agent’

“I look in the mirror and see a tired, aging legal entity.”

‘ONLY THE BEGINNING’

Is Russia’s Twitter Clampdown a Harbinger of Wider Restrictions?

Activists fear Chinese-style censorship of foreign social networks could be on the horizon.

self-censorship

Gay Sex Scene Cut From Tucci, Firth Drama in Russia – Reports

“Supernova’s” Russian distributor reportedly went to the cutting board out of fear that movie theaters would refuse to release it.

opinion Andrei Soldatov

Russia’s Pursuit of Internet Sovereignty Backfires, Again

A Kremlin attempt to slow Twitter caused government websites to crash and raised new questions about its ambitious plans to regulate the internet.

'unjustified' restrictions

Russia Threatens to Block YouTube for ‘Censoring’ State Media

The move comes after Facebook, Twitter and YouTube began labeling state-affiliated media accounts.

Forbes Russia Editor Resigns Over Deleted Article

Forbes reported that the daughter of a state corporation received student financial aid despite not qualifying for it.

stifled dissent

Russia's Crackdown on Free Expression in 5 Cases

Russia has grown increasingly intolerant of voices that challenge the conservative values championed by the Kremlin.

Top Russian Newspaper Editors Quit, Denouncing Pro-Kremlin Censorship

Kremlin critics said the exodus likely sounded the death knell for Vedomosti in its current incarnation.

'Public Humiliation'

Specter of Oil Giant Rosneft Looms Over Russian Independent Media

Reporters at Russia's top liberal business daily have denounced censorship under its new acting editor-in-chief.

censorship debate

Russia Pushes Google to Block Report on Low Virus Deaths, Probes NYT and FT

“I believe the demand to remove the news ... is pure political censorship,” MBKh Media’s chief editor said.

Rosneft ‘Controls’ Russia’s Leading Business Paper Vedomosti Through Debt: Investigation

The findings follow widespread suspicion of Rosneft’s involvement in censorship scandals at Vedomosti.

Vedomosti Sale Delayed Amid Pro-Kremlin Censorship Scandal

Claims of censorship have swirled around Vedomosti since its sale was announced in March.

censored coverage

Leading Russian Paper Vedomosti’s New Editor Bans Putin Criticism

Articles citing Russia’s last remaining independent polling agency have also been banned, allegedly on the Kremlin's orders.

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