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Online ad services can be taken under control in Russia

Online ad services can be taken under control in Russia

A draft law aimed at regulating the work of online services for placing ads has appeared in the Duma electronic database today: it provides for the creation of a register of such resources, which will be maintained by Roskomnadzor. It …

Roskomnadzor denies slowing down YouTube in Russia

Roskomnadzor denies slowing down YouTube in Russia

he Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has not imposed any restrictive measures on the YouTube video hosting service in Russia, the regulator told Interfax. …

Roskomnadzor announces fate of YouTube

Roskomnadzor announces fate of YouTube

Roskomnadzor will abandon its intention to introduce new restrictions on YouTube if the hosting removes illegal content and starts moderating extremist and anti-Russian appeals. In addition to this, it is necessary to lift restrictions …

Access to News.Google service restricted in Russia

Access to News.Google service restricted in Russia

The access to the News.Google Internet service has been restricted on the territory of Russia due to provided access to materials containing unreliable information about the course of the special military operation in Ukraine, press service of …

Twitter could be clocked in Russia in a month

Twitter could be clocked in Russia in a month

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) will block the Twitter social network in Russia in a month if the service does not delete the prohibited information, the agency’s …

Speed of Twitter slowed down in Russia

Speed of Twitter slowed down in Russia

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, has taken measures to initially slow down the speed of the social network Twitter on 100% of mobile and 50% of desktop devices due to the violation of …

Website behind wave of bomb hoaxes in Russia shut down 

Website behind wave of bomb hoaxes in Russia shut down 

Dutch-registered Startmail.com website has been sending thousands of hoax bomb threats to courts, schools, hospitals, shopping malls and other facilities across Russia since November 2019, Russia’s Federal Security Service said. …

Runet becomes independent

Runet becomes independent

A law ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network was put in force today. It was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2019. …

Russia's State Duma finally adopts Runet security bill

Russia's State Duma finally adopts Runet security bill

Russia's State Duma adopted a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network today in a final third reading. The document has been drafted taking into account …

Independent Runet not to follow Chinese path

Independent Runet not to follow Chinese path

The Russian State Duma has passed the first reading of legislation that is designed to ensure the operation of the Internet in Russia if access to servers located abroad is cut off.  The legislation is co-authored by chair of the …

Roskomnadzor requests application stores remove Telegram

Roskomnadzor requests application stores remove Telegram

Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor has requested App Store and Google Play remove the Telegram app, the watchdog’s press service said. "Roskomnadzor has demanded Apple and Google remove Telegram’s apps from …

Court rules to block Telegram in Russia

Court rules to block Telegram in Russia

Moscow’s Tagansky’s court satisfied the demand of Russia’s telecommunications watchdog and blocked access to the Telegram messenger in Russia over its failure to furnish keys to the Federal Security Service to decrypt user …