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US investor Calvey appeals Russian embezzlement conviction

September 3, 2021

American investor Michael Calvey has launched an appeal against his controversial conviction on embezzlement charges, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday. “The court has received an appeal by Michael Calvey’s defense lawyers,” a representative of Moscow’s Meshchansky district court told the news agency. The appeal is the latest twist of a legal saga that has …

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Russian court finds Baring Vostok’s top managers guilty of embezzlement, Calvey and Delpal receive suspended sentences

August 15, 2021

On Friday, Aug. 6, more than two and a half years after its beginning, a high-profile case emblematic of the rule of law in Russian business life came to a decisive development. American Michael Calvey, French Philippe Delpal and their Russian colleagues of the Baring Vostok managing team were found guilty by a Moscow court. …

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Moscow court fines Google for breaching Russia’s personal data storage law

August 27, 2021

Last week a Russian court fined Google’s local subsidiary 3 million rubles (around $41,000 at the current exchange rate) for violating Russia’s personal data storage law, reports TASS news agency. While the US digital giant had previously been fined for refusing to remove censored information and for abusing dominant position, it is the first fine …

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Russia demands YouTube block Navalny channel

August 3, 2021

Russian authorities have demanded that YouTube block jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s popular channel that has published viral investigations into corruption and fueled anti-government protests in recent years, his senior ally said Friday.  The request comes less than a week after Russia’s internet regulator Roskomnadzor blocked 49 Navalny-linked websites and sought to ban his associates’ Twitter accounts. …

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Moscow court bans Telegram bot ‘Eye of God’ over privacy violations

July 2, 2021

At the request of Russia’s censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court has banned the Telegram bot “Eye of God” for alleged illegal activity that violates privacy rights. According to Roskomnadzor’s claim, the Telegram bot, which searches online databases for people’s personal information, violates privacy rights “by accessing an indefinite circle of persons’ personal data …

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Online video leader IVI raises $250 million from state and private investors, keeps western IPO potential

October 7, 2021

Russian online video major IVI (ivi.ru) announced today a $250 million funding round involving top state and private investors. This is one of the biggest deals of the past years on the Russian tech scene, and an all-time record in the online video segment.   The consortium of investors includes several big names, combining two major …

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Russia considers mandating foreign IT companies to open local representative offices

September 17, 2021

A draft law has been submitted to the Russian State Duma that will oblige foreign IT companies to open full-fledged representative offices in Russia. Hosting providers, advertising systems operators, and “online information distributors” are concerned as well.  Should such a law be adopted, foreign companies with a daily traffic of 500,000 users from Russia or more will …

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Russia gives Google 24-hour ultimatum to remove banned content

May 25, 2021

Russia’s internet regulator has threatened to slow down Google services in Russia if it does not comply with requests to delete content within 24 hours. According to Roskomnadzor, Google has failed to remove 20-30% of links to content which are prohibited in Russia — a controversial category which includes content promoting drug use and featuring …

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Apple challenges $12 million fine in Russian court

May 11, 2021

Apple has filed a lawsuit against Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), challenging a $12 million fine. The Moscow Arbitration Court has accepted the claim and scheduled a preliminary hearing for June 21.  On April 27, the FAS fined Apple 906 million rubles (around $12 million) for abusing its dominant position in the apps market.  According to a previous …

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YouTube deletes hyperlinks to Navalny voting initiative

May 7, 2021

YouTube has started deleting hyperlinks to Alexey Navalny’s ‘SmartVote‘ project — a strategic voting initiative designed to identify candidates with the best statistical odds of defeating politicians from Russia’s ruling political party, United Russia.  On Thursday, the media outlet Sota Vision reported that YouTube removed its SmartVote hyperlink from a video streamed in August 2019 during opposition protests …

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Russia fines Apple $12 million for blocking third-party apps

April 28, 2021

Russia’s antitrust authority has fined Apple $12 million over a case first brought against the Silicon Valley giant by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. “Apple was found to have abused its dominant position in the distribution of mobile applications on the iOS operating system through a series of actions that led to a competitive advantage for …

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