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Video game publishers and developers are cutting off Russia, too

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How Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have responded Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are the three biggest names in console gaming and they've all made moves to cut off Russia, at least to some extent. In the case of Microsoft, the U.S.-based Brad Smith, president and vice chair at Microsoft, suggested further actions could be taken.

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What social media platforms are doing to stop misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Users in Ukraine may have also noticed a Facebook "lock profile" tool, which provides people in the country with easy access to additional security and privacy measures. The other campaign was tied to a hacking group from Belarus. The pages used AI-generated photos to further hide the fact that these individuals did not really exist.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

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The technology's origin story isn't well-documented, but it's believed to have emerged at Microsoft in the mid-1990s. A VPN gets extra points in our book if it comes with any of the following security features and tools: AES 256-bit encryption. Hold up — are VPNs legal? Split tunneling. Multihop connections.