Articles with tag "Internet"

opinion
Denis Grekov for Riddle

Russia is Censoring More Than Just the Internet

The Kremlin risks pushing people out of the virtual world and into the streets.
Internet Freedom

Putin Wants What China’s Xi Already Has: His Own Internet

New Russian domain system is designed to protect Russian internet from the World Wibe Web
power play

Russia Delivers High-Speed Internet to Islands Disputed by Japan

Russia and Japan both claim sovereignty over the chain of four islands.
opinion
Tinatin Japaridze & Lincoln Mitchell

On the Cyber Battlefield, China, Not Russia, Is the Biggest Threat to the U.S.

China has surpassed Russia as the most prolific state-sponsored cyber adversary against the West.
virtual farming

Twitter Says Troll Accounts Linked to Russia Were Actually Venezuelan, Revises Data

Twitter removed 228 accounts from the Russian IRA dataset earlier this month.
sovereign web

Russia Must Build Own Internet in Case of Foreign Disruption, Putin Says

The comments came days after Russian lawmakers backed tighter internet controls.
Podcast

The Great Firewall of Russia. Why Polar Bears Pillaged a Siberian Village. Julia Ioffe on Putin and Trump.

The weekly news and analysis podcast from Moscow.
Keep Quiet

Russia Moves to Mask Its Soldiers' Digital Trail

Those who break the ban would be subject to disciplinary measures.
Internet

Russia Moves to Grant Government the Power to Shut Down the Internet, Explained

Politicians cited the need to respond to an “aggressive” U.S. national cybersecurity strategy.
Roskomnadzor

Google Began Censoring Search Results in Russia, Reports Say

Google has deleted around 70 percent of the websites blacklisted by Russian authorities, Vedomosti cited sources as saying.
Censorship

Online Censorship Cases in Russia Skyrocketed in 2018, NGO Says

Agora recorded 662,842 cases of internet censorship faced by Russian users in 2018.
Internet

Apple Stores Russian Users' Personal Data Locally, Filing Shows

Apple users in the region have data including their name, delivery address, email address and phone number stored on servers in Russia.
opinion
Leonid Kovachich

Russia Flirts With Internet Sovereignty

When it comes to internet censorship, Russia has long followed China’s example.
Internet

Internet Anonymity Will Soon Disappear, Russian Culture Minister Warns

Russia’s outspoken Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky called the internet “overly free” and said it “definitely needs to be regulated” in a new...
Internet

Memes Abound After Emu Escapes Russian Christmas Special

A Christmas emu on the lam in a St. Petersburg school soon found itself the star of memes.
Internet

Every 10th Russian Adult Watches Porn, Study Says

Russia blocked access to the world’s largest adult website Pornhub in 2016.
Roskomnadzor

Russian Official Threatens to Block Google Over Violations

Google was fined earlier for failing to filter search hits based on a government registry of banned websites.
Roskomnadzor

Russian Watchdog Fines Google Over Violations, Warns Twitter and Facebook

Google was fined 500,000 rubles ($7,530) for failing to filter searches based on a government registry of banned websites.
Employment

Russia Establishes New Profession to Teach Retirees How to Use the Internet

The newly created “digital curators” job will focus on teaching retirees how to pay their bills and maintain their documents online.
Internet

Russia Continues Fall in Internet Freedom Ranking — Freedom House

Russia now ranks 53rd in the report with 65 points, behind Thailand and Gambia, and is classified as “not free.”
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