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Russian Apps "Spying" On VPN Users Amid Internet Crackdown: Report
The investigation by RKS Global examined 30 widely used apps in Russia, including those run by T-Bank, Sberbank, Yandex and VKontakte.
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Ukraine Crisis: The Battle to Keep Russia's Internet Free
Western powers have seized the yachts of Russian oligarchs and booted Russian banks out of the international system in response to the Ukraine invasion, but sanctions that limit access to the internet are proving highly divisive.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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Russians March Against State Internet Crackdown
New legislation passed by the lower house of parliament on Friday would ban the use of VPNs and anonymous messaging apps such as Telegram.
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Kaspersky's American Dream Threatened by US Government Crackdown
Eugene Kaspersky was never able to overcome lingering suspicions among US intelligence officials that he and his company were, or could become, pawns of Russia's spy agencies.
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Internet Reposts Can Mean Jail in Russia Crackdown
A small but growing number of people have been prosecuted for reposting messages online.
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Russian Apps "Spying" On VPN Users Amid Internet Crackdown: Report
The investigation by RKS Global examined 30 widely used apps in Russia, including those run by T-Bank, Sberbank, Yandex and VKontakte.
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Ukraine Crisis: The Battle to Keep Russia's Internet Free
Western powers have seized the yachts of Russian oligarchs and booted Russian banks out of the international system in response to the Ukraine invasion, but sanctions that limit access to the internet are proving highly divisive.
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Russia Blocks Website of Prominent Human Rights Monitor OVD-Info
The website of a prominent human rights monitor OVD-Info has been blocked by Russia, the group said on Saturday, as authorities press ahead with a crackdown on dissent.
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Russians March Against State Internet Crackdown
New legislation passed by the lower house of parliament on Friday would ban the use of VPNs and anonymous messaging apps such as Telegram.
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Kaspersky's American Dream Threatened by US Government Crackdown
Eugene Kaspersky was never able to overcome lingering suspicions among US intelligence officials that he and his company were, or could become, pawns of Russia's spy agencies.
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Internet Reposts Can Mean Jail in Russia Crackdown
A small but growing number of people have been prosecuted for reposting messages online.
