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The Internet Archive Risks Being Blocked in Russia Over Copyright Suits
The Moscow City Court recently ruled in favor of those alleging an infringement, ordering the Internet Archive to stop allowing access to the audiobooks in question.
Russian Couple Fear Losing Baby to Authorities After Their Baby Appeared in a Protest Video on YouTube
A Russian couple were warned by their government that their children were going to be taken into care after a video footage of their children amidst a protest was posted online. This incident happens to be a part of the Russian government’s backlash to the on-going protests. Dmitry and Olga Pro
Russia Thinks Labeling Legal Streaming Sites in Search Engines Will Reduce Piracy
It’s not quite clear how this idea would work to reduce piracy.
Former Facebook Security Exec: It’s Completely Reasonable to Assume China Has Infiltrated US Tech Companies
People laughed when Peter Thiel made the claim. Now other experts are saying it too.
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.
