Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. In a blog post , Microsoft's president & vice chair Brad Smith also said the company's stopping "many aspects" of its business in Russia "in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions."

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GizModo VR

MARCH 24, 2022

The Russian government blocked access to Google News in Russia late on Wednesday, citing “unreliable information” about the war in Ukraine, according to state media outlet Interfax. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

The Russian government is tightening its grip on social media as it attempts to control the message over the war in Ukraine. Russia is now moving to block access to Facebook across the entire country, according to a March 4 official press release , translated by Google. in the Russian Federation," reads the statement in part. "In

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a slew of other Big Tech companies are continuing to take action over Russia's war in Ukraine. According to Apple , the company has "stopped all product sales in Russia." Apple also added that it halted exports to Russia last week. We have paused all product sales in Russia.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine unfolds, much of the world continues to watch via social media. In response, Russia has waged its own forces against major social media platforms and services in an attempt to control the narrative coming out of Ukraine. As such, Russia has tried to control them, with little success.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 15, 2021

The Biden administration on Thursday imposed “sweeping” sanctions on Russia over a historic cyberattack that impacted multiple government agencies and major businesses, as well as its interference in U.S. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 5, 2022

One way social media networks are trying to combat misinformation is by making the fact that the Russian government controls the messaging of its media organizations apparent to users with "state-affiliated media" labels. A "Russia state-controlled media" label in action. Credit: Screenshot: TikTok. Credit: Screenshot: TikTok.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

Apple's Maps and Weather apps now mark Crimea as part of Ukraine when accessed outside of Russia. Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine may have something to do with it. The decision to acknowledge Russia's claim was loudly criticised by Ukrainian officials at the time, with Ukraine's U.S. Australia, and, of course, Ukraine.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 7, 2022

At issue, according to an official press release (translated from Russian by Google), is the Texas company's failure to prevent discussion of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine on its platform. "On Russians using Zello inside the country seems to have run afoul of official government censors. Capitol building.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 6, 2022

The global business community is increasingly moving to isolate Russia for the war it's waging in Ukraine, and video games are no exception. Here's a rundown of what we've seen so far from key players in the video game space as efforts to isolate Russia have snowballed in the midst of Ukraine's calls for the industry to take action.

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Slashgear

MARCH 4, 2022

Russian government officials take action to ban the use of Facebook inside the borders of the country in response to Facebook's block of state-led news media.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 16, 2021

Russia wants America to hate Hunter Biden. That, and other odd claims, are at the heart of a newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the likes of which claims to show how foreign governments used propaganda to influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential election and to sow… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 17, 2022

Ever since launching a horrific assault on Ukraine, things haven’t been going particularly well for Russia. Now, to top it all off, Russia appears to also be getting… Read more. The country and its invading horde have been condemned , blacklisted , thwacked by crippling sanctions , droned , blocked , and told to go f**k themselves.

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Anand Tech

JULY 14, 2021

Initial reports are suggesting that Sintakor will develop a powerful enough RISC-V design to power government and education systems by 2025. The systems these processors will go into will operate initially at Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science, as well as the Ministry of Health. Russian outlet Vedomosti.ru

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Mashable VR

MARCH 2, 2022

The Russian government is trying to control the narrative around its invasion of Ukraine. Russia relies on state-affiliated agencies like RT, Sputnik, TASS, and others, to share the Russian government's version of events. According to Statista , the most popular messaging app in Russia is WhatsApp.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2022

With the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia putting a strain on Ukrainian resources, President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun reaching out to the global technology community for support in rebuilding the county’s digital infrastructure. The government recently sold a CryptoPunk NFT donated to the country for a sizable $100,000.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 6, 2022

Intel will suspend all business operations in Russia in response to the country’s continued war on Ukraine, according to a statement from the company late Tuesday. The tech giant has roughly 1,200 employees in Russia. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 9, 2021

Dmitry Rogozin, director general of Roscosmos, said Russia will pack its bags and leave the International Space Station by 2025 unless the United States lifts sanctions that are currently impeding the country’s space sector. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 20, 2022

spies and diplomats working overseas, isn’t caused by Russia or any other foreign adversary, according to an interim report by the Central Intelligence Agency covered by multiple news agencies late Wednesday. Havana Syndrome, the name for a variety of illnesses reported by U.S. But people who insist Havana Syndrome is… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 28, 2022

And though the declaration is more of a nonbinding agreement that is loose on specifics, it’s also noteworthy who isn’t on the pledge, namely China and Russia. A nonbinding agreement fronted by the U.S. is looking to set goals and boundaries for the future of a free internet. Read more.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 5, 2022

As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its 40th day, social media platforms are still working to update their policies to reflect the ongoing situation. The company says this will apply to all state-run accounts, regardless of whether that particular government has blocked Twitter in its country or not. Tweet may have been deleted.

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Mashable VR

JULY 16, 2022

What this law means for crypto holders in Russia is simple: you can still purchase cryptocurrency, but no vendor in the country will take your bitcoin in exchange for, say, groceries. Crypto in Russia is already a contentious topic as many factions within the government debate whether to regulate or ban crypto.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2022

The White House is sending the government of Ukraine a new type of drone developed by the U.S. Air Force that’s never been used in the battlefield before, according to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby in a press conference Thursday. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 7, 2022

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov posted an account in his public Telegram channel Monday about his history of protecting user data from the Russian government. He also tweeted a link to the post that said he had no regrets about his past actions standing up to the government and that he would "do it again without hesitation.".

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 14, 2022

Government websites in Ukraine were hit with a cyberattack early Friday, with some domains defaced to tell users their information had been compromised. The attack comes as Russia continues a military build-up along its border with Ukraine and talks between Russian and U.S. leaders over a potential invasion of the… Read more.

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Digital Trends

MAY 5, 2022

There's a growing struggle between many governments and their citizens to control information flowing through the internet.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2022

The Russian government has added a new target to its geopolitical s**t list : expat social media influencers. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 6, 2022

Twitter announced Tuesday that it would ban content featuring prisoners of war from government and state-affiliated media organizations amid the online information war between Russia and Ukraine playing out on its platform. The company said it social network would no longer amplify or recommend government accounts… Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 8, 2022

Twitter just struck a blow against government censorship, even if the tech giant won't come out and say so directly. SEE ALSO: Russia cracks down on Zello walkie-talkie app amid ongoing war. Tor works by sending users' internet traffic through random servers, and encrypting that traffic at every step. Tweet may have been deleted.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 1, 2022

Restaurant reviews on Google have become a new digital territory in the fight against misinformation in Russia. 28, the Twitter account @Konrad03249040 tweeted : "Get involved: find a random shop/cafe/restaurant in Russia in big city on google maps and write in the review what's really happening in Ukraine. Please spread the idea."

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 14, 2022

In a surprising twist, the Russian government has announced the arrest of multiple members of REvil—the prominent ransomware gang behind numerous large-scale attacks on U.S. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

That's particularly worrisome to privacy experts because group messages are where a lot of organizing against the war in Russia is taking place, according to Eva Galperin , the Electronic Frontier Foundation's director of cybersecurity. The first is that the Russian government might demand that Telegram hand over this user information.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 22, 2022

OnlyFans will be temporarily pausing accounts of creators in Russia, saying, "[We] can no longer properly serve our Russian creator community." However due to a further tightening of payment restrictions to and from Russia, OnlyFans can no longer properly serve our Russian creator community."

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Mashable VR

APRIL 8, 2022

In the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Elon Musk's fairly new satellite internet service Starlink had a moment in the spotlight when its billionaire founder pledged to help Ukraine stay digitally connected with the rest of the world. government. And Tesla has received billions in government funding as well.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 12, 2022

The company also drew attention to its Russia-specific information flags, introduced in 2018, which appear under videos to designate when content is linked to government funding. The panel reads, "funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.". SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2021

Here we go again with the anonymously sourced claims Russia is trying to fry the innards of U.S. government personnel abroad, using energy guns secretly manufactured using updated Soviet blueprints. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

In an announcement made on Thursday, Reddit shared that it will be prohibiting links from Russia Today (RT), Sputnik, and any other Russian state-run media outlet. SEE ALSO: What social media platforms are doing to stop misinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reddit's is a site-wide ban, regardless of geographic location.

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