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Russia tells Google to censor article questioning COVID-19 death toll
“Misinformtion” censorship.
BRICS countries make strides towards digital sovereignty
BRICS is an international association made up of five countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Taken together, their population forms about 42% of the world’s overall population. It’s therefore little surprise that the five countries, albeit some more intensely than others, a
Russia considers harsher fines for noncompliance with data protection laws
Last week, the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill in the first reading on GDPR-esque fines for violation of a personal data residency law. The fines under the new bill would amount to a max of $280,000.
Russia looks to block Mailbox.org and other communications providers
Germany and America-based companies behind these services – Heinlein Support and SCRYPTmail – previously failed to register with the authorities as required by Russian law.
Russia considers complete ban of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
The signs are pointing in the direction of the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube being completely blocked in Russia by early 2021.
Google fined for not censoring search results according to Russia’s blacklist
Russia issued Google with a fine for not actively censoring search results that were on its blacklist.
Tinder is storing private user communications for the Russian government
Tinder has complied with the request of the Russian government in order to continue operating in Russia.
Russia’s law to close off the internet has just gotten approval
The firewall will be able to block all the forbidden sources: websites included in the national blacklists, instant messaging apps like Telegram, and VPN systems.
Russian man fined for “disrespecting authorities” on social media
Just as it happens in the west, possibly more, censorship and freedom of speech are hot topics in modern Russia
New Russian law will require all domestic traffic to be encrypted with government-controlled tools
The law would make it easier for Russian authorities to control and censor the internet and the domestic encryption tools may also have undiscovered security vulnerabilities.
NordVPN shuts down its Russian servers in a push-back response to Russia’s over-reaching demands
NordVPN is standing strong.
Russia orders 10 leading VPNs to comply with its list of banned sites
Russia has threatened to restrict access to 10 leading non-Russian VPNs if they don’t block certain sites.