Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal agency responsible for monitoring mass media and telecommunications, has imposed new ...

January 4, 2026: Vladimir Putin has long had a difficult relationship with the internet. His most recent solution is Max, a government controlled messaging app. The government has access to messages ...

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Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls through the messaging apps Telegram and WhatsApp, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet. In ...

Russia has attempted to make it increasingly inconvenient to use foreign social media apps, Anastasiia Kruope, a researcher at Human Rights Watch, noted in a report in July. “This, along with active ...

Russia is facing gas shortages, as refinery after refinery goes up in flames under a growing onslaught from Ukrainian drones. Evidence for the problem comes from multiple sources. It is illegal for ...