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Putin signs controversial laws against “unreliable information” and “contempt” for society and state authorities

March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019

Yesterday President Putin signed two controversial laws which may have a significant impact on Internet information in Russia. Containing a series of amendments to Article 153 of the Federal Law On Information, Information Technology and Protection of Information, the first law provides the authorities with larger legal grounds to combat what they may consider to be fake news. Said amendments …

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Two Moscow online reputation agencies secure $3 million for R&D and M&A purposes

March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019

Online reputation management agencies Sidorin Lab and Reputation Lab have attracted $3 million in equity funding from a pool of individual investors in exchange for a 30% stake in each company. Among these investors is Anton Alikov, a partner at Switzerland-based Blackfort Capital. The fresh funding will be used for business development and software development purposes. …

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Russian Duma passes ‘anti-fake news’ law

March 7, 2019 March 25, 2019

On March 6, lawmakers passed the second reading of a bill that will make it illegal to post “fake news” on the Internet. The final vote tally was 327 deputies in favor, 42 deputies opposed. The State Duma is now expected to pass the third and final reading of the legislation, send it to the …

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CrunchBase and EWDN team up to cover regional tech and venture trends

February 10, 2019 February 13, 2019

CrunchBase has teamed up with East-West Digital News to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia and neighboring countries of the former Soviet Union. Starting from now, EWDN chief editor Adrien Henni publishes a monthly column in this famous industry resource, highlighting the most notable deals as well as promising tech innovations from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus …

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Activist group publishes hacked e-mails and leaked documents from Russia

February 4, 2019 February 4, 2019

A self-described “transparency collective” has released a massive trove of hacked e-mails and leaked documents from what it describes as “Russian politicians, journalists, oligarchs, [and] religious, and social figures.” The materials were published online on January 25 by a group calling itself Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOS), which says it is “aimed at enabling the …

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Blockchain in healthcare: Innovators from Eastern Europe called to submit manuscripts and join peer-review board

February 4, 2019 February 6, 2019

Russian and CEE experts engaged in real-world application of blockchain and converging technologies in healthcare and life sciences are invited to submit original manuscripts and apply for the international Peer Review Board of the recently launched Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) journal. A first-in-category, BHTY is the only international peer-review open-access continuous no-deadline journal dedicated to publishing theoretical …

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Russian lawmakers amend criminal code to reduce pressure on social media activity

December 28, 2018 January 8, 2019

On December 19 the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, adopted amendments to the criminal code article that represses “the provocation to hatred or enmity ” and “offence to human dignity.” The amendments partially decriminalize the code’s Article 282, which has been widely used for such offences involving social media content. As reported by online …

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Internet regulator Roskomnadzor challenged in courts for blocking websites in controversial procedures

May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018

The Russian news site Znak.com has won a lawsuit against Roskomnadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator which illustrated itself recently by its failed attempts to block access to Telegram. As reported by Meduza.io, Roskomnadzor accused Znak.com of publishing a video that contained obscene language. Znak.com produced phonoscopic evidence establishing the absence of any foul words in the video, convincing a …

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Russian court orders to block site about AIDS for “denial of family values”

April 30, 2018 May 7, 2018

In a country where the AIDS epidemics is still spreading at an alarming pace — with 1.16 million infections officially reported by mid-2017, and more than 100,000 reported new cases each year — the Russian authorities have decided to ban a website, Parni+ (‘Guys+’), that provides the gay community with medical and social information about the disease. …

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Russia to ban websites that “compromise the honor” of Internet users

April 30, 2018 April 27, 2018

Russian censors may see their workload increase again with a new law coming into force against websites that “discredit the honor, dignity and business reputation of citizens and legal entities.” The law was signed President Vladimir Putin Monday last week. Internet resources can be banned following a court decision, should they refuse to remove the contentious content. Roskomadzor, …

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Russia’s Health Ministry wants a ban of online propaganda from ‘HIV dissidents’

April 17, 2018 April 19, 2018

As reported by business daily Kommersant, Russia’s Health Ministry has proposed legislation that would outlaw the publication of information that incites people to refuse medical treatment for HIV infections. The ban would also apply to propaganda for so-called “HIV dissidents” — people who believe the AIDS virus is a myth. Individuals who defy the law would face …

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Twitter bans RT and Sputnik from advertising, RT denies any illegitimate activity

October 27, 2017 October 27, 2017

Twitter is banning advertising from all accounts owned by RT (Russia Today) and Sputnik effective immediately, after US investigators concluded the Russian media companies attempted to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, reports Bloomberg. This is one of the biggest changes made yet by social media companies who have been called to respond to the US government’s concerns. …

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