Russia
Meta exec Nick Clegg makes hypocritical suggestion governments should support the “open internet”
Facebook is hardly known for its support of free speech and open standards.
Russia fines Google for not censoring enough
Including content that contradicts its narrative on the Ukraine invasion.
Russia tries to ban censorship-resistant crypto payments
Starting this summer.
WEF pushes for restricting “certain types of actors and transactions” from using decentralized finance
Kicking people out of the financial system.
Russian journalist detained in psychiatric hospital over “fake news” posts on Telegram
Suppressing journalists under the guise of them sharing “misinformation.”
Russia fines Threema app for not collecting user data
Fined under “anti-terror” laws.
Russia is using facial recognition surveillance to arrest journalists
Scanning public CCTV footage for faces.
Rights groups demand “speech offenses” are excluded from UN cybercrime treaty
Pushing back against threats to free speech.
Russia attempts to block Tor again after previous attempt failed
New censorship tactics.
YouTube has deleted over 70,000 Ukraine war videos
And banned 9,000 channels.