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Russia Censors Two More Independent News Outlets
Escalating censorship.
YouTube Bans Russia’s State Duma
YouTube says it violated its terms of service.
Google Instructed Translators Not to Call Ukraine Invasion a “War”
A contradiction to their public statements.
Russia Continues to Order Google to Hide VPN Websites
To block citizens from bypassing censorship.
Russian Instagram Model Targeted by New Censorship Law After Posts Supporting Ukraine
The maximum punishment is 15 years in prison, but Belonika isn’t in the country.
Former Google CEO Tells Big Tech to Get Involved With National Defense
Eric Schmidt suggests the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a reminder why they should.
Firefox Removes Yandex Search, Will Auto-Switch Affected Users to Google
Support for Russia’s Mail.ru is also pulled.
Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech Is Being Used on Russian Soldiers
Controversial tech.
Wikipedia Editor Detained in Belarus After Opposing Russia’s Narrative in Articles
The arrest came after he was doxxed on Telegram.
As Security Tech Is Pulled Out of Russia, Citizens Are Left More Vulnerable to State Surveillance
Tech companies have suddenly pulled out.
Russia Will Ban Instagram Within Days
After Facebook and Instagram owner Meta’s new policy that allows threats of violence towards Russian soldiers.
