Russia
Russia expands invasive biometric pay technology on Metro
Customers pay with their face.
New report shows extent of Apple’s censorship for China and Russia’s governments
VPNs and private browsing apps are the main types of apps that are unavailable in these countries.
Russian man is fined for posting Zelensky dream on Instagram
Russia recently introduced an “anti-misinformation” law.
Former CIA analyst on Twitter: “freedom of speech is just nonsense”
Bob Baer isn’t a fan of Elon Musk’s Twitter.
Russia uses facial recognition surveillance network to find draft-avoiders
Russia has grown its CCTV network in recent years.
Ukraine’s digital transformation officer says online “disinformation” needs to be thwarted
Says it’s a form of cyberattack.
Proton introduces Stealth protocol to help bypass VPN blocking
Starting to roll out.
Russia to create a national biometric database
Under a centralized new department.
Russia blocks SoundCloud
For allowing what it calls “false information” to spread.
Russian Instagram user faces jail for using the platform
Facebook and Instagram are banned in Russia.
Russia fines Twitch for not censoring “misinformation” about Ukraine invasion
Twitch’s second fine within a month.
Whistleblower suggests Twitter has been penetrated by foreign intelligence agencies multiple times
The company allegedly hired foreign government agents, considered submitting to foreign government censorship demands, and more.