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'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...- 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...
- WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state appRussia is trying to completely block WhatsApp. This move aims to promote local apps and increase government control over the internet. Russ...
- USAID failed to monitor uses of Musk's Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine, says watchdogThe U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) failed to track 5,175 Starlink terminals provided to Ukraine, with more than half of ...
- 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 ...
- Russian watchdog blocks Viber messaging appRussia's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor in a statement said the block was related to a violation of rules concerning the prevention o...
- Russia blocks messaging app Signal as authorities tighten control over informationRussia's communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, blocked the Signal messaging app, citing violation of local laws. This action is part of on...
- Russian users report glitches with secure messenger app SignalSignal users in Russia, especially in Moscow and St Petersburg, reported extensive glitches with the messenger app on Friday. The app worke...
- Russia blocks SoundCloud citing spread of "false information": reportRussia has battled big tech companies to control the flow of information after it sent troops to Ukraine on Feb. 24, slowing Twitter's serv...
- Russia's watchdog imposes measures against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, PinterestRussia has repeatedly threatened to fine sites - including Google, that violate harsh new laws criminalising the spreading of "false inform...
- 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...
- Russia takes steps to punish Google over YouTube 'fakes'Russia's communications watchdog said on Thursday it was taking punitive measures against Google, including a ban on advertising the platfo...
- Russian prosecutors ask court to name Meta as "extremist organisation": ReportUKRAINE-CRISIS-META-PLATFORMS-RUSSIA-Russian prosecutors ask court to name Meta as "extremist organisation" - Interfax
- Russia blocks access to BBC and Voice of America websitesRussia has repeatedly complained that Western media organisations offer a partial - and often anti-Russian - view of the world while failin...
- Russia watchdog bans 'invasion' and 'assault' in mediaIn a statement, Roskomnadzor accused a number of independent media outlets including television channel Dozhd and the country's top indepen...
- Russia threatens to fine Apple, Google unless they remove Navalny app, Ifax reportsA Russian court declared the jailed opposition politician's movement extremist this summer in a crackdown ahead of parliamentary elections ...
- 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...
- Russia gives Google 24 hours to delete banned contentRussia has already placed a punitive slowdown on Twitter for not deleting banned content, part of a push by Moscow to rein in Western tech ...
- Russia adds Google IPs to registry of banned sitesRussia has ordered the popular Telegram messaging app to shut down because it won't share its encryption key with intelligence agencies.
- Russia blocks China's social media app WeChatRussia requires Internet service providers to register with related government bodies, but Tencent "had a different understanding" on this ...
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