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Apple’s FaceTime Reportedly Blocked in Russia Alongside Snapchat’s Video Calling Feature
Apple’s FaceTime and Snapchat, the disappearing videos and photos platform, will not allow users to make voice and video calls in Russia, according to a report. The services of the two platforms have reportedly been blocked by the country's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, Roskomnadzor. In ...
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Russia Says Cases Opened Against Google, Others For Personal Data Legislation Violation
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor says it opened administrative cases against Alphabet's Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation.
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Google, Meta Face Penalties in Russia as Deadline Passes to Open Local Offices
Google and Meta are among Internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law.
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Google May Face Fine of Up to 20 Percent of Annual Turnover in Russia Over Failing to Delete Illegal Content
Russia said it would this month seek to fine US tech giant Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete content deemed illegal, Moscow's strongest effort yet to rein in foreign tech firms.
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Facebook Deletes Some Content Banned in Russia, but Still Faces Fine: Report
Facebook has complied with Russian demands to delete some banned content, but it could still face a hefty fine as it was slow to do so, the Vedomosti newspaper cited state communications regulator Roskomnadzor as saying.
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Facebook May Face Heavy Fine in Russia Over Banned Content, Says Regulator
Facebook has been warned by Russian regulator that it may face a heavy fine if it fails to delete what Moscow says is illegal.
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Russia Using New Hardware to Target Alexei Navalny's Anti-Kremlin App, Experts Say
Russia is using new digital hardware to target an online app that jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team created to undermine the Kremlin at next month's parliamentary elections, cyber experts said.
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Twitter’s Punitive Slowdown Partially Halted by Russia After Removal of Illegal Content
Russia partially halted a punitive slowdown of Twitter after it deleted a large portion of content deemed illegal by Moscow but warned other US internet platforms to comply with local legislation or face similar penalties.
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Twitter Gets One Month to Remove ‘Banned’ Content in Russia, May Get Blocked Otherwise
Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor gave Twitter a one-month ultimatum to remove "banned" content, threatening to consider blocking the social media platform within the country if it does not comply.
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Facebook Asked by Russia to Provide Explanation on Blocked Accounts
Russia demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Google, Facebook Deny Russia's Accusation Of Political Advertising
Google said on Monday that it supported responsible political advertising that complies with local legislation, after Russia accused it of circulating such advertising during local elections at the weekend.
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Russia Threatens to Block Popular VPN Services to Prevent Website Access
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it had asked the owners of 10 VPN services to join a state IT system that contains a registry of banned websites.
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Facebook, Twitter See Civil Cases Opened Against Them in Russia: Report
Roskomnadzor said on Monday it was opening administrative proceedings against Twitter and Facebook for failing to explain how they plan to comply with local data laws.
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Twitter to Store User Data in Russia, Says Moscow
Russia's telecoms watchdog said Wednesday that Twitter had agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers located in Russia by mid-2018.
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Russia Threatens To Ban Facebook In 2018
Russia's internet watchdog on Tuesday warned Facebook it would be banned in 2018 unless it complies with a law on storing local users' data.
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Apple’s FaceTime Reportedly Blocked in Russia Alongside Snapchat’s Video Calling Feature
Apple’s FaceTime and Snapchat, the disappearing videos and photos platform, will not allow users to make voice and video calls in Russia, according to a report. The services of the two platforms have reportedly been blocked by the country's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, Roskomnadzor. In ...
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Russia Says Cases Opened Against Google, Others For Personal Data Legislation Violation
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor says it opened administrative cases against Alphabet's Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation.
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Google, Meta Face Penalties in Russia as Deadline Passes to Open Local Offices
Google and Meta are among Internet companies facing possible punitive measures in Russia after failing to open local offices and take other measures required by a communications law.
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Google May Face Fine of Up to 20 Percent of Annual Turnover in Russia Over Failing to Delete Illegal Content
Russia said it would this month seek to fine US tech giant Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete content deemed illegal, Moscow's strongest effort yet to rein in foreign tech firms.
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Facebook Deletes Some Content Banned in Russia, but Still Faces Fine: Report
Facebook has complied with Russian demands to delete some banned content, but it could still face a hefty fine as it was slow to do so, the Vedomosti newspaper cited state communications regulator Roskomnadzor as saying.
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Facebook May Face Heavy Fine in Russia Over Banned Content, Says Regulator
Facebook has been warned by Russian regulator that it may face a heavy fine if it fails to delete what Moscow says is illegal.
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Russia Using New Hardware to Target Alexei Navalny's Anti-Kremlin App, Experts Say
Russia is using new digital hardware to target an online app that jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team created to undermine the Kremlin at next month's parliamentary elections, cyber experts said.
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Twitter’s Punitive Slowdown Partially Halted by Russia After Removal of Illegal Content
Russia partially halted a punitive slowdown of Twitter after it deleted a large portion of content deemed illegal by Moscow but warned other US internet platforms to comply with local legislation or face similar penalties.
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Twitter Gets One Month to Remove ‘Banned’ Content in Russia, May Get Blocked Otherwise
Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor gave Twitter a one-month ultimatum to remove "banned" content, threatening to consider blocking the social media platform within the country if it does not comply.
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Facebook Asked by Russia to Provide Explanation on Blocked Accounts
Russia demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Google, Facebook Deny Russia's Accusation Of Political Advertising
Google said on Monday that it supported responsible political advertising that complies with local legislation, after Russia accused it of circulating such advertising during local elections at the weekend.
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Russia Threatens to Block Popular VPN Services to Prevent Website Access
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it had asked the owners of 10 VPN services to join a state IT system that contains a registry of banned websites.
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Facebook, Twitter See Civil Cases Opened Against Them in Russia: Report
Roskomnadzor said on Monday it was opening administrative proceedings against Twitter and Facebook for failing to explain how they plan to comply with local data laws.
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Twitter to Store User Data in Russia, Says Moscow
Russia's telecoms watchdog said Wednesday that Twitter had agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers located in Russia by mid-2018.
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Russia Threatens To Ban Facebook In 2018
Russia's internet watchdog on Tuesday warned Facebook it would be banned in 2018 unless it complies with a law on storing local users' data.
