Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor blocked the popular messaging software application Viber on Friday, saying it failed to comply with local laws that regulate information dissemination and the distribution of "illegal" content.Roskomnadzor said Viber's violation of local legislation could lead to the...
Russia's media monitor Roskomnadzor blocked on Tuesday the popular instant messaging social platform Discord saying it failed to comply with the country's legal requirements.
The media regulator's press service noted that the measure was taken because the platform could be used for "terrorist...
Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) stated that there is no basis to reinstate the platform Twitter Inc. in the country, TASS reported on Tuesday.
According to Roskomnadzor's reply on the issue, "there are no grounds...
Russia's Roskomnadzor said in a statement on Friday that measures will be taken against foreign social media platforms TikTok and Telegram, as well as Discord, Zoom, and Pinterest.
The companies did not remove content that Roskomnadzor deemed illegal, and the measures will remain in place until...
Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) revealed on Thursday that it is introducing punitive measures against Google LLC due to the company's "numerous violations" of Russian regulations. The measures include a ban on...
The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) said on Thursday it will hold Wikipedia responsible for the free encyclopedia's failure to remove "unreliable" information from the platform.
The regulator added that the platform...
Russia's media supervisor Roskomnadzor stated on Tuesday that it has drafted two charges against Alphabet Inc.'s Google for the promotion of false information and the failure to withdraw banned content on its YouTube platform.
"The American platform openly enables the spread of false content,...
The editors of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, headed by Dmitry Muratov, last year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, announced on Monday that they will be halting all publication "until the end of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine."
The newspaper made the decision after it...
Russia's Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media Supervision Service (Roskomnadzor) announced on Sunday it will conduct a check of all the media in the country that interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during Moscow's military operation in the later-mentioned...
Russia's Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) demanded on Friday that Google LLC "stop spreading threats" against its citizens on its video-sharing platform YouTube. The agency claimed users are "broadcasting commercials with...
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