Ukraine's drone attacks severely damaged three of Yandex's six data centers, disrupting Russia's tech ecosystem, centered on one vast, state-aligned company
Kyiv's attacks exposed vulnerabilities of Kremlin effort to centralise internet services under one company
YouTube, the only major US platform available in Russia, has become a primary source of entertainment for many Russians, making a ban tricky for the Kremlin
for now. https://www.wired.com/... #Russia Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk.bsky.social : And it's not like Google is going to turn down free money just because Russia invaded Ukraine [embedded p...
The EU's antitrust order requiring Google to let Android users select a search engine boosts usage of Russia's Yandex, now a top five option in Germany and more
Since this feature was rolled out, the Russian search engine Yandex has grown in popularity. … X: Samuel Stolton / @samuelstolton : The European Union's antitrust crackdown on Google's Android has led...
Tests show Twitter has lifted restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts, including Putin's, with some appearing in For You feeds, reversing an April 2022 policy
Elon Musk's social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets — Twitter has removed restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts …
Ukrainian officials say Russia has taken over internet infrastructure in the Donbas region, rerouting traffic to Russia-controlled operators
Rerouting traffic to Russia-controlled regions makes Ukrainians' data vulnerable to interception and censorship by the Kremlin
Meta and Twitter have so far resisted calls by EU and US lawmakers to remove Russian embassy accounts that spread misinformation but have taken down some posts
Facebook resists calls from EU and US for bigger crackdown on Kremlin-directed misinformation Tweets: @vjmallet , @javierespft , @betterknowyou , @javierespft , and @javierespft Tweets: Victor Mallet ...
Russia moves to designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication
WhatsApp is the most popular messenger in Russia, it takes up nearly 60% of all messenger internet traffic. We are talking tens of millions of people having limited access to comms, and for a lot of t...
Telegram says it is blocking Kremlin-backed media outlets in the EU, including all RT channels, starting for users who signed in with an EU-based phone number
RT, in English, Spanish, Germany, French & Russia, have a colletive audience of over 1 million people via their official accounts. FWIW, these break EU sanctions https://www.politico.eu/... Derek Powa...