Russia's move against WhatsApp is the culmination of six months of pressure on the U.S. company.

Myanmar's military regime has enacted a new cybersecurity law imposing extensive controls on communications, targeting VPNs and digital pla...

The CIA has posted instructions in Farsi, Mandarin, and Korean to help informants in China, Iran, and North Korea share intelligence more s...

The tools, supported by the U.S.-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF), have seen a surge of usage in Russia, Iran, Myanmar and authoritarian s...

Signal users in Russia, especially in Moscow and St Petersburg, reported extensive glitches with the messenger app on Friday. The app worke...

Russia convicts Meta's Andy Stone for justifying terrorism post Ukraine invasion. Hate speech policy changes result in criminal case. Meta ...

In October 2022, Russia listed Meta as a "terrorist and extremist" organisation, opening possible criminal investigations and fines for use...

Russia has hugely cracked down on media and social media freedom since launching its Ukraine offensive last year and banning criticism of i...

A 2017 Russian law obliged providers of VPN technology to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to restrict access to content banned b...

The new rules would require VPN and cloud providers to store customer data for a period of 5 years or more, risking users privacy.

Instagram's app was not refreshing without a VPN connection on Monday, AFP journalists said. The social network also appeared on a list of ...

Putin has also blocked access to both Western media and independent news sites in the country, and a new law criminalises spreading informa...

The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, including...

Russia's authorities have said foreign firms are hampering their efforts to block virtual private networks (VPNs) and online resources link...

Twitter is officially blocked in China, though many people in the country are able to access it using a VPN. The company said that accounts...

These attacks are often carried out through difficult to-trace proxy servers in North Korea, Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia.

Telecommunication Services provider AT&T plans to invest about a billion dollars in 2010 to upgrade its services and products, besides expa...