Access to Viber messenger banned in Russia
Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted the access to the Viber messenger in the country for violating national law, the watchdog’s …
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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
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 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
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 …
Roskomnadzor does not restrict operation of WhatsApp messenger in Russia
Access to the WhatsApp messenger is not limited on the territory of the Russian Federation, failures in its operation are not related to the blocking of the Facebook and Instagram social networks (owned by Meta), the regulator’s press …
Russia partially halts punitive Twitter slowdown, warns Facebook and YouTube
Russia partially halted a punitive slowdown of Twitter on Monday after it deleted a large portion of content deemed illegal by Moscow, but warned other U.S. internet platforms to comply with local legislation or face similar penalties. …
Russia's media watchdog extends Twitter traffic slowdown to 15 May
The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has decided to extend measures to slow down Twitter until May 15, the service reported on Monday. "Taking into …
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
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 …
Azerbaijani embassy in Russia requests to check biased article in Russian media
Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu sent a letter to Russian prosecutor general and Roskomnadzor in connection with Vladimir Khomyakov's article entitled 'Russians, do not leave, we need slaves and …
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
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 Federation Council approves bill on sovereign Internet
Russia’s upper house of parliament, Federation Council, approved a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network. The initiative envisages creation of …
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
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 …
Russian media watchdog blocks some Google IPs in bid to stop Telegram messenger
Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked a range of IP addresses belonging to Google since the company allows the Telegram messenger to use them to avoid being blocked in Russia, the organization said Sunday, Sputnik reports. …
Kremlin not considering introduction of China’s firewall equivalent
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has heard nothing about any plans the Kremlin might be considering to launch an equivalent of China’s firewall that would allow for isolating the Russian segment of the world web …
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
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 …
