Russia

WEF Pushes for Restricting “Certain Types of Actors and Transactions” From Using Decentralized Finance
Kicking people out of the financial system.
Jul 13, 2022
Russia Tells Banks to Share Biometric Data With Government
Data grab.
Jul 10, 2022
Russian Journalist Detained in Psychiatric Hospital Over “Fake News” Posts on Telegram
Suppressing journalists under the guise of them sharing “misinformation.”
Jul 6, 2022
Russia Fines Threema App for Not Collecting User Data
Fined under “anti-terror” laws.
Jun 28, 2022
Russia Is Using Facial Recognition Surveillance to Arrest Journalists
Scanning public CCTV footage for faces.
Jun 26, 2022
Rights Groups Demand “Speech Offenses” Are Excluded From UN Cybercrime Treaty
Pushing back against threats to free speech.
Jun 8, 2022
Russia Attempts to Block Tor Again After Previous Attempt Failed
New censorship tactics.
May 28, 2022
YouTube Has Deleted Over 70,000 Ukraine War Videos
And banned 9,000 channels.
May 23, 2022
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May 5, 2022
YouTube Boasts Removal of 8,000 Channels, 60,000 Ukraine War Videos
YouTube has announced the extent of its purges.
May 5, 2022
GitHub Is Banning Accounts of Russians Who Used to Work at Sanctioned Companies
Even if they no longer work there.
Apr 20, 2022
Russia Arrests Another Journalist, Mikhail Afanasyev, for Content That Criticizes Ukraine Invasion
New censorship laws in Russia are being used increasingly.
Apr 19, 2022