The Real Reason Google Just Paused Advertising In Russia
Slashgear
MARCH 4, 2022
Google paused advertising online inside Russia, appearing to do so in response to Russia's demands for information control through Google's platforms.
Google is filing for bankruptcy in Russia
Mashable VR
MAY 18, 2022
Google is filing for bankruptcy in Russia, stating that the Russian government has seized its local bank account. Google Russia has published a notice of its intention to file for bankruptcy. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine.
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Russia Blocks Google News for 'Unreliable Information' on War in Ukraine
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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Google Play users can't buy apps in Russia anymore
Mashable VR
MARCH 10, 2022
-based tech products and services are disappearing from Russia. The latest in line are all payment-based Google and YouTube services in Russia, as the country's war with Ukraine continues. This has numerous consequences for users of Google services in Russia.
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Moscow Warns Google, Apple, TikTok, and More to Set Up Offices in Russia
GizModo VR
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
based tech firms that they need to set up local offices in Russia by next year or maybe just get the hell out, according to Reuters. The Russian government has told 13 mostly U.S.-based Read more.
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Russia officially bans Facebook and Instagram
Mashable VR
MARCH 21, 2022
That appears to be the thinking of the Russian government, which on Monday, March 21, officially banned Facebook and Instagram from the country for what amounts to failing to police discussion of Russia's ongoing and deadly invasion of Ukraine. The Associated Press confirmed TASS's Monday article. and Gazeta.ru information resources.".
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Microsoft is suspending new sales in Russia
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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PayPal ditches Russia over its unprovoked war with Ukraine
Mashable VR
MARCH 6, 2022
In the latest of an ever-growing number of companies making the same decision, PayPal shut down its services in Russia. The move was a direct reaction to Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine. Countless companies and service providers have cut off Russia in response to the war, including tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Google.
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Russia's second-largest internet provider cuts off Russian websites
Mashable VR
MARCH 5, 2022
For better or worse, Russia's internet just got kneecapped. Cogent is an internet infrastructure provider that serves international clients, including many companies in Russia. SEE ALSO: How to keep up with the news from Russia and Ukraine. Watching footage from Ukraine? Here's how to protect your mental health.
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Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus
Mashable VR
MARCH 4, 2022
Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus, according to a tweet from CEO Brian Chesky posted Thursday. Airbnb joined forces with humanitarian organization HIAS , which is closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine on ground and offering help to those who are being displaced amid Russia's invasion.
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Russia moves to block Facebook across the entire country
Mashable VR
MARCH 4, 2022
Russia is now moving to block access to Facebook across the entire country, according to a March 4 official press release , translated by Google. Notably, only the Facebook platform itself appears to be the target of Russia's ire — Meta-owned apps like WhatsApp and Instagram look to remain unscathed (at least for now). "In
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Russia's state-owned news agency TASS' website reportedly hacked
Mashable VR
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The website of Russia's state-owned news agency TASS appears to have been hacked on Monday, with an anti-war message taking over the homepage amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The message, as viewed by Mashable on the cached version of the TASS homepage and translated by Google, reads: Dear citizens. local time.
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Russia's war on social media isn't going well, either
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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Russia cracks down on Zello walkie-talkie app amid ongoing war
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 We reached out to Zello in an effort to determine what effect, if any, this supposed limiting of its app in Russia has had on service.
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The fight to combat Russian misinformation via Google restaurant reviews
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.
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Russia Says It’ll Leave the ISS After 2024
GizModo VR
JULY 26, 2022
While meeting with president Vladimir Putin today, Yury Borisov, the newly appointed head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, said Russia will leave the International Space Station after 2024 and attend to the construction of its own orbital outpost. Read more.
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Russia Fines Google $364 Million for Hosting Anti-Russian Videos
GizModo VR
JULY 18, 2022
Google came under fire from Russian authorities yet again on Monday for the company’s ongoing flubs in removing content that the country had deemed illegal. Specifically, according to an official Telegram post from the Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecom regulator, the company had failed to pull down clips from Russian… Read more.
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YouTube Stops Monetization for Video Creators in Russia but There's One Exception
GizModo VR
MARCH 10, 2022
YouTube has stopped content creators in Russia from being able to make money with most ads that appear on their videos. But there’s one important caveat: YouTube creators in Russia can still theoretically make money when anyone outside of Russia watches ads on their videos. Read more.
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Russia Partially Blocks Facebook After It ‘Censored’ State Media
GizModo VR
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Russia has announced it’s taking action to partially block access to Facebook within the country, accusing the U.S. The restrictions, announced on Friday, came as the sun set on the second day of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. social media firm of “censoring” state media. Read more.
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U.S. Bans Chipmakers From Sending AI Training Chips to China and Russia
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
After passing a $52 billion bill that aims to jumpstart American semiconductor manufacturing, officials are now restricting companies from exporting powerful GPUs to rivals like China and Russia. Read more.
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Apple and Google Pull Opposition App From Russian Stores Following Kremlin Pressure
GizModo VR
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
On Friday morning, Bloomberg reported that Google and Apple have removed longtime opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s voter guide app from the App Store and Google Play store in Russia. The world’s two most powerful tech companies have kowtowed to Putin’s regime, it seems. Activists have charged the companies with… Read more.
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NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly to Russia: 'Your Space Program Won't Be Worth a Damn'
GizModo VR
MARCH 8, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is straining the U.S.-Russia Russia International Space Station partnership seemingly to a breaking point. Now, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Roscosmos director general Dmitry Rogozin are duking it out in what is an unusually terse Twitter battle. Read more.
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Apple Pay closes a loophole to end support for the Russian payment service, Mir
Mashable VR
MARCH 27, 2022
Apple also alerted Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK). Apple Pay has been available in Russia since 2016, and Mir has been on the service since last year. But as of March 1, 2022, Apple had taken several measures to limit economic activity in Russia on its platforms in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine.
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Russia Fines Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitch for Not Storing Data Where the Kremlin Can Get It
GizModo VR
JUNE 28, 2022
A number of Silicon Valley darlings are in hot water with Russian authorities for violating the country’s data protection laws, which Read more.
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Field in View: Google Earth VR Gave Me The Trip Of A Lifetime Inside My Kitchen
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
NOVEMBER 19, 2016
In between the 55 miles of water separating Russia and Alaska, there sits a tiny island. But here’s the amazing thing: Big Diomede is Russia, Little Diomede is America. The second I dived into Google Earth on the HTC Vive, I knew where I had to go. I can see myself using Google Earth a lot in the coming years.
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BBC to Stream Major World Cup 2018 Matches in UK on PSVR, Cardboard, Oculus Go & Gear VR
Road to VR
MAY 31, 2018
The BBC is bringing live coverage of all 33 of its licensed World Cup 2018 matches from Russia to a new dedicated app, dubbed BBC Sport VR – FIFA World Cup Russia 2018. The VR app is said hit the respective app stores closer to the first match, which starts on June 14th with the Russia vs. Saudi Arabia match to kick it off.
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Telegram founder stops short of promising user data is safe
Mashable VR
MARCH 7, 2022
It's possible that there is a translation issue at play: Durov speaks both Russian and English, so perhaps he used a Google translate-like tool to help compose the post. Durov is the founder of what is still the dominant social network in Russia, VK.
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HelloStar – The First AR-Powered Influencer Marketplace to Launch in India
ARPost
APRIL 3, 2020
Launched first in Russia, HelloStar is now preparing to launch in India as well. Since the platform hasn’t officially launched yet in India, fans can also use the online form at the bottom of the page to suggest an influencer they want to see in the gallery, or check out HelloStar Russia. Now, a company wants to take things further.
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DuckDuckGo 'down-ranks' Russian disinformation. The search engine's users are not happy.
Mashable VR
MARCH 10, 2022
Tech companies are continuing to take action as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on. Like so many others I am sickened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the gigantic humanitarian crisis it continues to create. Search engines like Google and even Microsoft's Bing have taken actions against disinformation, too.
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Russia Fines Meta for Spreading 'LGBT Propaganda' After Banning Facebook and Instagram
GizModo VR
APRIL 26, 2022
Russian courts might have banned Facebook and Instagram access across the country just a month ago , but that’s not going to stop those same courts from fining them anyway. Read more.
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How to Stop Ukrainian Websites From Vanishing During War
GizModo VR
APRIL 2, 2022
Three days earlier, Russia had invaded Ukraine, a country Vladimir Putin believes lays no claim to independent statehood or a distinct identity. The night of Feb. 27, German historian Sebastian Majstorovic couldn’t sleep. Read more.
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This Ukrainian Duo Is Selling NFTs to Support Their Country's War Effort
GizModo VR
JUNE 9, 2022
It’s been nearly four months since Russia invaded Ukraine and there still appears to be no end in sight. Individuals from all walks of life have rallied to the country’s aid, utilizing the internet to preserve Ukrainian websites , crank call Russian bureaucrats , and help refugees find shelter. Two artists have even… Read more.
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60 Governments Pledge to Keep an Open Internet, but the Usual Suspects Aren't on It
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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Advertisers Are Selling Americans' Data to Hundreds of Shady Foreign Businesses
GizModo VR
JUNE 29, 2021
like Russia and China. Senator Ron Wyden has released a list of hundreds of secretive, foreign-owned companies that are buying up Americans’ data. Some of the customers include companies based in states that are ostensibly “unfriendly” to the U.S., Read more.
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This VR App Reconstructs 30,000-Year-Old Homo Sapien Faces in 3D
VRScout
OCTOBER 15, 2017
The app from Visual Science studio, VRScience , claims to offer the first scientifically accurate VR visualization of the Sungir people, who lived in Russia in ancient times and are the ancestors of today’s northern and eastern Europeans. VRScience also offers other experiences — like one on the Zika virus.
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A Website Resettling Ukrainian Refugees Got Adoring Headlines. Experts Say It Was Too Good to Be True.
GizModo VR
MARCH 26, 2022
Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, 19-year-old Harvard University student Avi Schiffmann published a tweet in the middle of the night: “a cool idea would be to set up a website to match Ukrainian refugees to hosts in neighboring countries. Read more.
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Oops: Telegram is blocked in Brazil because it didn't check its emails
Mashable VR
MARCH 19, 2022
The court order also requests that Apple and Google aid in blocking access to Telegram in Brazil as well. A Google spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that the company had received the Supreme Court order. However, Telegram's suspension in Brazil provides a valuable lesson: Always check your email.
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The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 12, 2020
At the same time, Facebook could have an approach similar to the one that Google has with Android: theoretically you can use an Android phone without a Google account, but good luck in doing it : since my phone is Chinese, I don’t have Google services and I can assure you that it is a true pain in the a**. Image by Google).
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Samsung announces limited edition Batman themed Galaxy S7 and GearVR.
Cats and VR
MAY 28, 2016
The limited edition Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition will be available in early June exclusively in select territories, including China, Singapore, Korea, Latin America, Russia and others to be announced soon. The Injustice: Gods Among Us game is available as a free download on Google Play. Cats And VR.
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How Augmented Reality (AR) is Reshaping the Food Service Industry
ARVR
MARCH 4, 2021
© Poly by Google Augmented reality (AR ) technology is a unique tool empowering restaurants, delivery services, and other vendors in the food service industry. Menu AR , a startup based in Russia, offers the ability to also see a dish on your table in 3D, allowing you to visualize the texture of different dishes, their ingredients and size.
Sketchy domains try to trick Ukraine supporters out of would-be donations
Mashable VR
MARCH 4, 2022
24, the day Russia's invasion began, to more than 200 the next day. A Google search for the Bitcoin wallet address provided found it listed on a website where users can report crypto scams. The company has made this data freely available to the public. At publishing time, the website is no longer resolving at the domain.
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