Russia
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.
The EU’s system for combating Russian “disinformation” is a complete flop
The Rapid Alert System just collects data and doesn’t do anything with it.
Western governments issued a “Regin” malware attack on Russia’s Yandex service, Reuters reports
Spokesperson for Yandex, Ilya Grabovsky, confirmed the incident.
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 is about to ban several popular VPNs for refusing to comply with their blocklist
Russia is carrying out the threat it promised.
Telegram founder: WhatsApp is inherently insecure, likely has a government backdoor
“No wonder dictators seem to love WhatsApp”
Amazon’s support of censorship-resistant “domain fronting” is likely going to end
Amazon are responding to pressures from Russia and China.
Facebook is running ads for the sale of hacked PayPal accounts
Facebook seem to be running ads for criminal enterprises.
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.
Zuckerberg warns against government’s wanting to store their citizens data in their own countries
Data localization laws are already being enforced by the Chinese and Russian governments, however, the increasing concerns towards privacy protection have extended this trend to more democratic countries.
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
Facebook and Twitter could soon be blocked in Russia over data storage demands
One of the biggest reasons why the law was passed in the first place is the iron fist the Russian government holds their citizens with.