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Russian tech giant returns home

Posted on August 15, 2023August 15, 2023By Editor

Internet major VK will redomicile its business in Russia from the British Virgin Islands, the company has announced. … Read More >Russian tech giant returns home

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Сold War-style UK psyop unit targets Russians – media

Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022By Editor

The Government Information Cell is reportedly reaching Russian social media users to show the UK’s view of the conflict in Ukraine. … Read More >Сold War-style UK psyop unit targets Russians – media

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Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app

Posted on October 6, 2021October 6, 2021By Editor

Encrypted messenger platform Telegram gained more than 70 million new sign-ups in a single day as Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger all went dark for six hours, plunging users into existential crisis. … Read More >Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app

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Russian Education Ministry advises parents to protect children against jailed opposition figure Navalny’s calls for mass protest

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021By Editor

Young people attracted by calls for civil unrest from opposition activists could be putting themselves in harm’s way, say Russian officials, telling parents to get their kids to watch a movie instead. … Read More >Russian Education Ministry advises parents to protect children against jailed opposition figure Navalny’s calls for mass protest

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Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

The move by US Tech companies to censor US President Donald Trump has raised concern in Russia, with politicians and IT industry figures expressing concerns about it, and about its potential implications for political freedoms. … Read More >Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

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‘Police state’ & bad for IT business: Telegram founder who ditched Russia unloads on the US & life in Silicon Valley

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020By Editor

High taxes, bad healthcare, police repression, lack of culture, poor education… Telegram founder Pavel Durov wants you to know he really doesn’t like Silicon Valley and thinks living or doing business in the US is a terrible idea. … Read More >‘Police state’ & bad for IT business: Telegram founder who ditched Russia unloads on the US & life in Silicon Valley

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Putin: Foreign misinformation BOTS spreading fears about coronavirus on Russian social media

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020By Editor

False stories about the extent of coronavirus in Russia are being spread from abroad as part of a disinformation campaign. That’s according to Vladimir Putin who says his intelligence services have proof. … Read More >Putin: Foreign misinformation BOTS spreading fears about coronavirus on Russian social media

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‘DISLIKE’: Russia’s Facebook rival VK to roll out this ONE button FB users always wanted but never got

Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019By Editor

Russian social network VKontakte has unveiled the upcoming ‘dislike’ button, a simple feature that has been cruelly denied to Facebook users despite years of begging. … Read More >‘DISLIKE’: Russia’s Facebook rival VK to roll out this ONE button FB users always wanted but never got