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Is Telegram’s blockchain project heading to legal, technical and financial failure?

May 12, 2020

[Updated May 7] Last week Telegram, the messaging app founded by Russian tech guru Pavel Durov, postponed yet another time the release of its blockchain platform TON and cryptocurrency Gram. The hypothetical launch is now scheduled for April 2021 with a clawback clause for investors. Through a controversial ICO in early 2018, Telegram raised some …

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Covid-19 patient data leaks out of hospitals and police stations across Russia

April 23, 2020

In Russia, coronavirus patients are facing a mass wave of doxxing attacks, meaning that their identities and private data are being made public on messaging apps and social media. The attacks often stem from leaks of medical and law enforcement data that come directly from doctors and police officers themselves. The victims of the leaks then …

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Samsung to abide by new Russian law on pre-installed apps

February 18, 2020

Samsung will meet the requirements of Russia’s controversial law requiring smartphone makers to sell their devices with government-approved pre-installed software, the company told Russian news agency RIA Novosti Monday. “Samsung Electronics will be ready to meet the requirements of the Russian legislation provided by the regulator and adapt the company’s activities in accordance with the …

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One year after Michael Calvey’s arrest, the Baring Vostok case could soon come to an end

February 17, 2020

Last week several court decisions brought new developments to the Baring Vostok case, which started one year ago with the arrest of the firm’s executive team.  On Monday,  Feb. 10, a Moscow court ruled to keep US citizen Michael Calvey and French Philippe Delpal under house arrest until May 13.  The two expats had been …

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Twitter and Facebook fined over Russian personal data storage law

February 14, 2020

Yesterday a Russian court fined Twitter and Facebook 4 million rubles ($62,845) each for their failure to comply with Russia’s personal data storage law. According to the Russian media, the court session was attended neither by the representatives of the two companies nor by those of Roskomadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator, which filed the …

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Russia proposes banning foreign IT for critical infrastructure

February 12, 2020

A Russian government agency has proposed banning the use of foreign information technology for critical national infrastructure, a draft government order shows, as Moscow moves to step up its control over the internet within its borders. The Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) has proposed increasing the technological sovereignty of critical infrastructure, systems …

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“Internet sovereignty:” Will Russia isolate its Internet segment from the rest of the world?

February 10, 2020

On Nov. 1, 2019, Russia’s so-called sovereign Internet law came into force “to ensure the integrity, continuity, stability, resilience, and security of the functioning of the Internet’s Russian national segment.” Its practical purpose is to prepare the country to be potentially cut off from the rest of the World Wide Web. The new legislation, however, is …

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Illegal copies on Telegram account for more than half of Russia’s book market, claims industry association

February 9, 2020

Some 200 Telegram channels distribute illegal copies of books, accounting for a total audience is 2 million people. This estimate was provided by according to Maxim Ryabyko, Head of the Russian Association of Internet Rights Protection (AZAPI), in an exchange with business daily Vedomosti. Pavel Durov’s instant messenger is now one of the largest sources …

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Facebook, Twitter threatened with fines over data localization law

February 2, 2020

Facebook and Twitter have not provided yet the required information about the storage location of the Russian personal data they process, the authorities stated Friday. Roskomnadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator, said Friday the two companies could be forced to pay a fine ranging from 1 million rubles (approximately $16,000) and 6 million rubles ($94,000). …

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Russia’s new prime minister has an opinion of cryptocurrencies

January 31, 2020

The Russian Federation has a new prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, previously head of the country’s tax administration. In this position, Mishustin made comments about cryptocurrencies on multiple occasions, crypto news outlet Forklog reminded. Nobody trusted paper money when it was introduced into circulation and it had to be backed with the gold reserves of central …

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2019 in Eastern Europe: Russia moved towards digital isolation, Ukraine exported IT services and gifted entrepreneurs

January 21, 2020

Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends in Eastern Europe. Since January 2019, EWDN chief editor Adrien Henni has offered a regular column to highlight the most notable industry facts and trends as well as promising tech innovations from this region. This full-year 2019 review lists the most important investment and …

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Russian court extends house arrest of Michael Calvey and other Baring Vostok executives

February 16, 2020

Yesterday a Moscow court prolonged the house arrest of US citizen Michael Calvey, French Philippe Delpal and other Baring Vostok executives for another month, until February 13. As reported by the TASS news agency, the investigation into the case is completed. All the defendants are charged with “embezzlement committed by an organized group or on …

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