2024-09-15
Apple will start locking iPhones with parts from stolen smartphones The new version of iOS 18 will have a security system that will be able to recognize “donor parts” and if there are such, the phone will require the password of the Apple ID from which they were removed. If the [image]
9to5Mac
Apple's Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs
Apple's latest theft-prevention measure went live for beta testers yesterday: Activation Lock for iPhone components.
2024-07-08
AppStore removes VPN services at the request of Russian authorities Such services as Proton, Nord, Red Shield and Le VPN have disappeared from the app store. The official reason is “non-compliance” with Russian law. [image]
Reuters
Interfax: Apple removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store in Russia, following a request by state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor
2024-07-07
AppStore removes VPN services at the request of Russian authorities Such services as Proton, Nord, Red Shield and Le VPN have disappeared from the app store. The official reason is “non-compliance” with Russian law. [image]
Reuters
Interfax: Apple removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store in Russia, following a request by state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor
U.S. tech giant Apple (AAPL.O) removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store, following a request …
2024-07-06
AppStore removes VPN services at the request of Russian authorities Such services as Proton, Nord, Red Shield and Le VPN have disappeared from the app store. The official reason is “non-compliance” with Russian law. [image]
Reuters
Interfax: Apple removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store in Russia, following a request by state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor
U.S. tech giant Apple (AAPL.O) removed the mobile apps of 25 VPN services from its App Store, following a request …
2023-11-27
Meta's spokesman is wanted in Russia Andy Stone is being prosecuted under the article on promoting terrorism. He has already been “arrested” in absentia. [image]
Politico
Russia's interior ministry adds Meta's spokesperson Andy Stone to its wanted list, according to state-owned news agency TASS
2022-12-02
Elon #Musk banned #KanyeWest's Twitter account for calling for violence. Earlier, West admitted to sympathize with #Hitler and #Putin. https://twitter.com/...
@elonmusk
Ye's Twitter account is suspended after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with a Star of David; Elon Musk replied, saying he violated Twitter rules
@TheeAleexJ @kanyewest I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended.
2022-04-10
“The blocking of Duma TV on YouTube gives every reason to apply the most stringent response measures to video hosting”. This was stated by the Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the #Russian Federation on Security Piskarev https://twitter.com/...
Reuters
YouTube blocks Duma TV, which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament; Russian officials warn that the site could face restrictions in response
YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials …
2022-03-12
One of the #Russian bloggers cries that in two days her Instagram will stop working She does not care at all about the thousands of dead people, including her compatriots. Obviously, her biggest worry right now is that she won't be able to post pictures of food from restaurants. https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Roskomnadzor says it is banning Instagram in Russia from March 14 because Meta now allows posts “calling for violence against Russian citizens”
One of the #Russian bloggers cries that in two days her Instagram will stop working She does not care at all about the thousands of dead people, including her compatriots. Obviously, her biggest worry right now is that she won't be able to post pictures of food from restaurants. https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Sources: Apple and Google removed Kremlin critic Navalny's app in September after FSB agents came to top executives' homes and threatened to take them to prison
Russian agents came to the home of Google's top executive in Moscow to deliver a frightening ultimatum last September …
2022-03-08
I wonder how Russian propaganda would affect the younger generation if all social networks were shut down in #Russia? Looks like Putin shot himself in the foot with the “fake news” law. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news”
2022-03-07
I wonder how Russian propaganda would affect the younger generation if all social networks were shut down in #Russia? Looks like Putin shot himself in the foot with the “fake news” law. https://twitter.com/...
Bloomberg
TikTok suspends livestreaming and new content uploads in Russia in response to the country's new law that would impose prison terms for spreading “fake news”
Bloomberg :