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Russia considers slowing Internet speed for foreign sites breaking Russian law

March 15, 2017

The Russian authorities are considering a new initiative to force foreign companies to carry out decisions made by Russian courts and state institutions. Non-compliance would be punished with slower Internet access to their sites — in the same way that some mobile phone plans slow Internet access after users exceed a predetermined limit. The law …

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How Russian authorities battle against online porn — in vain

February 28, 2017

The Russian government’s recent battle against online porn has electrified our country’s social networks. But much to the disappointment of the global porn industry, this so-called battle is, in fact, not much of a fight. Yes, the authorities have indeed blocked a hundred extremely popular sites. But the reason why is fairly banal: petty local …

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Russian lawmakers increase pressure on Internet providers to block banned sites, but users can still bypass the law

February 16, 2017

The Russian parliament has just passed a new law to set fines for Internet service providers (ISPs) who fail to restrict access to  blacklisted websites. ISPs that do not block banned sites according to the rulings of the state regulator Roskomnadzor will be required to pay up to a 100,000-ruble (approximately $1,700 at the current exchange rate) penalty. Public officials and …

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Russian Internet is “under martial law,” says NGO report

February 14, 2017

Agora, an interregional association of Russian civil rights NGOs set up in 2005 to bring together lawyers from regions as diverse as Tatarstan and Chuvashia in the Volga area and Chita in Siberia, has just released its annual report “Internet Freedom in 2016: Under martial law.” As reported by The Moscow Times, Agora’s report paints a bleak picture, …

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Vkontakte sues data mining companies

February 23, 2017

Russian social network Vkontakte is suing two data-mining companies who used its website to gather information on users without permission. The two companies, Double Data and the National Bureau of Credit Histories, will appear in the case at Moscow’s Arbitration Court. Double Data collects information on users’ place of work, study, and friends from their …

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iPhone 7 stands up to Siberian ice

January 31, 2017

On Jan. 20, a man in Siberia went ice fishing and had himself a bad day. After drilling a hole in the ice over the Lena River, he accidentally dropped his new iPhone 7 Plus, and the magical device plunged straight into the freezing water below. The iPhone remained underwater for 13 hours, until the …

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Top Russian cybersecurity agent to face treason charges

January 25, 2017

A top cyber-security specialist in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has been arrested on charges of treason, the Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday. Sergei Mikhailov, deputy chief at the FSB’s Information Security Center (CDC), stands accused of receiving money from “foreign organizations,” Kommersant reported, citing unnamed FSB sources. Mikhailov has been detained in pre-trial detention since December 2016, …

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Russian Internet users say Trump gave a wonderful, communist inauguration speech

January 21, 2017

Trump’s big day was headline news in Russia, one of the few countries on Earth that overwhelmingly supported the Republican’s candidacy even when it was in its infancy. Russian jokesters on Twitter certainly had their eye on President Trump’s inauguration speech, which more than a few Internet users compared to Communist rhetoric popular during the …

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BBC to investigate alleged Russian hack of hit show Sherlock

January 16, 2017

The BBC is investigating claims that Russian hackers leaked the series finale of hit television show Sherlock before its Sunday night broadcast. A Russian-language version of the episode, believed to be from the Russia’s Channel One, appeared online Saturday. “BBC Worldwide takes breaches of our stringent content security protocols very seriously and we have initiated …

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How Russia became a hacking superpower

January 19, 2017

Lost in the debate about Russian influence in the U.S. presidential election is the fact Russian hackers have been active for a long time. Littering the illicit pages of the dark web, Russian hacking programs today make possible most of the world’s financial-sector break-ins. As programmers, Russian-speaking hackers are pioneers in their fields. Increasingly, they have acted …

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Russia would have to ban electricity to isolate the Russian Internet, says ICANN VP

January 16, 2017

Amid concerns in Moscow that Russian Internet users face the threat of isolation from the World Wide Web, a prominent Internet authority is arguing that nothing short of banning electricity could rob Russians of their access to global cyberspace. According to Mikhail Yakushev, a regional vice president at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and …

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