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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.

Russia Blocks Encrypted Swiss Email Service ProtonMail

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said ProtonMail had been used to send fake, anonymous bomb threats.

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.

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."

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.

online controls

Russia to Upgrade Homegrown Encyclopedia to Replace 'Unreliable' Wikipedia

"This, at any rate, would be reliable information offered in a modern form," Vladimir Putin said.

opinion Lincoln Pigman

Putin Underestimates Russia's Youth

The president reduces Russia’s youth and the internet to pawns in someone else’s arsenal.

October Report: Russia’s Tech, Investment and Start-up Deals

EWDN's monthly report on Russia's tech and investment scene covers internet isolation, foreign ownership restrictions and joint ventures at Mail.Ru and...

Watch your mouth

Chechnya’s Kadyrov Advocates Killing People Who ‘Insult Honor’ Online

The leader of Russia's republic of Chechnya advocated “breaking all the world’s laws” to punish those who post offending comments.

Russia’s Sovereign Internet Law Comes Into Force

Experts say the country lacks the technology to implement the controversial legislation.

CURTAILING COMMUNICATIONS

Russia Considers Blocking Some Internet Traffic to Fight Bomb Hoaxes – RBC

New legislation would allow security services to block traffic from countries identified as the sources of threats.

Kids these days

Putin Orders Monitoring of Youth Behavior Online

The move calls for research on how the internet influences young people's opinions.

Russia Plans Its Own Version of Wikipedia by 2023

The project aims to attract three times as much traffic as Wikipedia.org.

Internet freedom

Russian Lawmakers Look to Ban Email Users Who Share Illegal Content

Companies that fail to comply would face a fine of 1 million rubles ($15,350).

internet freedom

Russia and China to Sign Agreement on Combating Illegal Online Content

Critics have accused Russia's authorities of trying to implement Chinese-style curbs on the internet.

Russian Man Pleads Guilty in Massive JPMorgan Hack

He illegally obtained the personal information of the companies' customers to find potential victims for fraudulent investment schemes.

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