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Russian MP proposal to block Telegram after Paris attacks garners little support

February 24, 2016

A proposal from State Duma Deputy Alexander Ageyev to block the instant messaging service Telegram in Russia following Friday’s terror attacks in Paris garnered little support on Monday. The instant messaging service was reportedly used by the terrorists. Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov said blocking the service because it was popular among Islamic State militants would be …

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New accelerator to invest up to $15 million in cyber security startups

December 26, 2018

Russian cyber security startups now have a dedicated accelerator with up to 1 billion rubles (around $15 million at the current exchange rate) potentially invested over the next two years. The effort is backed by Rostec, a major Russian state-owned tech corporation, via its subsidiary RT-Inform, systems integrator I-Teco, and the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (FRII in Russian, the country’s largest …

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Russian online video streaming platform Ivi.ru launches in neighboring countries

February 10, 2016

Over the past few weeks Ivi.ru, a major Russian online video streaming platform, has made its web, Smart TV and mobile services available in 11 countries of the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine, said its general manager Oleg Tumanov to Russian business daily Vedomosti. The move is following agreements with content right owners. In these countries, …

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Google Maps says ISIS is located at the Russian Defense Ministry’s TV station in Moscow

February 10, 2016

When searching for ISIS in Russian (“ИГИЛ”) on Google Maps, the result is the Moscow office address of the television channel Zvezda, a national network run by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The likely culprit is Google’s Map Maker tool, which it temporarily disabled earlier this year, after a series of vandalism acts. (According to Google, the …

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Airbnb sees rapid growth in Russia amid recession

February 28, 2017

The online lodging service Airbnb has seen rapid growth in Russia as the country’s economic recession forces more Russians to look for ways to supplement their incomes, the Bloomberg news agency reported Tuesday. The Russian business of San Francisco-based Airbnb has doubled during the past year, propelling Moscow into the world’s top 10 cities with …

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Russian Orthodox church to launch own Wi-Fi network

February 10, 2016

Orthodox believers in the capital could soon get access to a special Wi-Fi network which will block inappropriate content, Moscow Patriarchate deputy speaker Roman Bogdasarov told Izvestia on Friday. The religious network will block access to online content deemed extremist, sectarian or pornographic, the report said. “Distorted historical facts,” would also be unavailable, the report said. …

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Internet no longer free in Russia, says US watchdog

February 11, 2016

Freedom House, a US-based NGO monitoring the progress or restriction of human freedoms as it perceives them around the globe, has published its most recent Freedom on the Net 2015 report, the sixth in its series. This edition assesses Internet and digital media in 65 countries in 2014. In its findings, the NGO assigns Russia the “not free” …

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Russia’s online dating market consolidates: Mamba acquires Teamo

October 4, 2016

Mamba, the leading online dating company in Russia, has acquired Teamo.ru, an online service launched in 2010 by Moscow-based Internet startup investor and incubator Fastlane Ventures. Russian business daily Kommersant heard from a source “with knowledge of the project” that Teamo has been valued at “several million US dollars.” Mamba’s general manager Andrey Bronetskiy characterized Teamo as “a …

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‘No, thanks,’ responds Yandex to government assignment to operate in Iran

February 12, 2016

On Oct. 25 Russian and Iranian communications ministers Nikolay Nikiforov and Mahmoud Vaezi announced that Yandex, the Russian search giant, was to start operating in Iran. “We are familiar with the powerful Russian search engine Yandex. We agreed that Yandex will open an office in Iran. The system will be adapted for the Iranian people and …

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Moscow subway’s wireless network honored as “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area”

February 12, 2016

Earlier this month in San Jose, California, Maxima Telecom’s WiFi network in the Moscow subway was honored at the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards as the “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area.” Task complexity and scale, the approach to monetization, service quality, and market impact were among the jury’s key criteria. Open to the whole industry, …

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