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Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin's digital iron curtainSince the Kremlin ratcheted up control over the internet this year, Russians have been turning to increasingly convoluted technical solutio...
'Great crackdown': Russia tightens the screws on the internetThe government is periodically jamming the web in regions across Russia, while restricting messaging services Telegram and WhatsApp and tak...
Foreign spies can see Telegram messages sent by Russian soldiers, Ifax cites ministerTelegram, one of the most popular messenger services in Russia, is widely used by Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, but is under pressur...
WhatsApp fully blocked in Russia as Moscow backs new platform and it is not Telegram. Check new alternative for Meta Platforms messengerRussia's move against WhatsApp is the culmination of six months of pressure on the U.S. company.
WhatsApp says Russia has tried to fully block the messaging appRussia's government has already blocked major social media like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and ramped up other online restrictions sin...
Kremlin says curbs on Telegram app are a result of its non-compliance with the lawKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was speaking a day after Roskomnadzor, the state communications regulator, said Telegram would face furthe...
Moscow chokes Telegram as it pushes state-backed rival appThe Telegram messaging app, an important platform for public and private communications in Russia, is facing new restrictions and fines fo...
WhatsApp complains about restrictions in Russia after reported slowdownWhatsApp's statement followed a repeat warning by Russia's communications regulator that it would completely block WhatsApp if it did not c...
Russia blocks access to US children's gaming platform RobloxRussia has blocked Roblox, claiming it spreads extremist and LGBT material. The regulator says the game harms children’s moral development....
Russia imposes curbs on WhatsApp, Telegram callsRussia has partially restricted calls on WhatsApp, claiming it’s a necessary step to fight fraud, extortion, and terrorism. The government ...
Russia is taking measures to partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax saysRussia’s telecom watchdog will partially restrict calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax reported. Following a new law by President Putin...
Google to blame for slower YouTube speeds in Russia, says senior lawmakerRussia has criticised Alphabet's Google for taking down YouTube channels of Russian media and public figures and fined the U.S. company sev...
The cyber gulag: How Russia tracks, censors and controls its citizensRights advocates say that Russia under President Vladimir Putin has harnessed digital technology to track, censor and control the populatio...
YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel, drawing ire from officialsYouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's, has been under pressure from Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor and officials were quick to re...
Telegram & WhatsApp duck ban in Russia amid war as authorities use these chat platforms to propel propagandaAn average of 2.5 million new users joined Telegram daily in the last three weeks.
Russia tells Google to stop spreading threats against Russians on YouTubeGoogle representatives in Russia did not immediately respond to a request for comment by email. Google representatives outside Russia also ...
As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles big tech to control the narrativeFor the tech companies, the stand-off is the latest step in an ongoing confrontation with Russia where platforms risk government-imposed re...
As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles big tech to control the narrativeFor the tech companies, the stand-off is the latest step in an ongoing confrontation with Russia where platforms risk government-imposed re...
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RTYouTube said RT's German branch had received a "strike" for uploading material that violated YouTube's standards on Covid-19 misinformation...
Russia fines Facebook, Telegram over banned contentA Moscow court fined Facebook a total of 17 million rubles (roughly $236,000) and Telegram 10 million rubles ($139,000). It wasn't immediat...