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Articles with tag "Internet"
watch your mouth
Russians Post More Profanities After Social Media Swearing Ban
A new Russian law requiring social media platforms to delete posts containing swear words came into force earlier this year.
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.
extremely online
Russia's Twitter Slowdown Gets the Meme Treatment
The potentially precedent-setting news as seen through the lens of memes.
lost connectivity
Russia Says ‘Equipment Failure’ Behind Government Website Outages, Not Twitter Slowdown
Several Russian government websites briefly went down after authorities said they will slow Twitter speeds for Russian users.
Going online
Russians Increasingly Get Their News from Social Media, Internet – Poll
Television remains the most popular news source for Russians, however.
opinion
Ilya Klishin
Four Ways the Kremlin Could Block Western Social Networks in Russia
Russia has been making loud but empty threats for years that it would block such giants as Facebook and Twitter. What if this time is different?
Internet Firewall
Russia Is ‘Ready’ to Disconnect from Global Internet, Medvedev Says
Dmitry Medvedev said Russia is capable of isolating its internet from the global web, but didn’t see any reason to do so.
new limits
Russian Lawmakers Back New Restrictions on Free Speech, Information, Protests
The sweeping legislative changes would allow Russia to block social media platforms, make online libel a criminal offense, and more.
ONLINE OPPOSITION
Russia’s Mixed Censorship Model Is a Boon for Online Activism
New research shows the growth of mobile internet leads to falling trust in governments, with Navalny as the prime example.
'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.
DATA LEAK
Millions of U.S. Voters’ Details Leak to Russia’s Dark Web – Kommersant
A user nicknamed Gorka9 advertised free access to the personal information of 7.6 million voters in Michigan in a discussion forum.
data security
Russia's FSB Tells Internet Firms to Hand Over User Data – The Bell
Companies that fail to comply can be blocked.
trial and error
Glitches Mar Russia’s Internet Isolation Test – RBC
Five internet providers reported slowdowns, low-quality signals and even temporary outages during the tests.
state-controlled internet
Russia Proposes Internet Ecosystem to Protect Users From ‘Foreign Influence’ – Report
The ecosystem's purpose is to minimize the risk of public opinion being manipulated through technology, Kommersant reported.
false threats
Russia Blocks Encrypted Swiss Email Service ProtonMail
Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said ProtonMail had been used to send fake, anonymous bomb threats.
shutdown
Russia Plans 'Sovereign Internet' Tests to Combat External Threats
The threat testing will take place in stages on Dec. 23 and will not affect regular internet users, the ministry said on Thursday.
broadcast rights
Amazon's Twitch Says Russian Firm Drops Suit Over Illegal Content
Russia's Rambler media group wanted to sue the Amazon subsidiary for $2.88 billion over pirate broadcasts.
copyright claim
Russian Police Raid U.S.-Owned Web Server Nginx’s Moscow Office
Russian internet Rambler says its exclusive rights to the web server were violated, costing it up to $820,000.
Face Off
Russian Apps Could Be ‘Counterintelligence Threat,’ FBI Says
The U.S.’s top law enforcement agency said the FBI is treating any mobile app that comes out of Russia as a "potential counterintelligence threat."
DATA SECURITY
Russian Mobile Operators Flag Security Loopholes in Sovereign Internet Law
Internet providers have asked the government for new protections to stop third parties accessing user data.
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