Reporters Without Borders says almost all independent Russian media sources have been banned, blocked or subjected to ...

Since then, Russian officials have continuously dripped out new policies and measures to further control the Internet, boosting the state's censorship and surveillance powers.

People in Russia are set to face new fines for "searching for or accessing knowingly extremist materials," including through ...

The looming WhatsApp ban comes as the Kremlin is developing its own messaging app with government services integrated. From ...

Russian officials say journalists writing critically about the war — or calling it a “war” or an “invasion” — are undermining the national interest.

Unlike China, however, censorship on the Russian internet is a relatively recent phenomenon, says Eva Galpern, a global policy analyst with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

“The power of the Russian censorship machine changed in between [2014 and 2022],” Ermoshina says. “What I'm afraid of is the strength of Russian propaganda.” ...

Online censorship is bogged down in technical difficulties. On March 16, Russia’s internet and media regulator, Roskomnadzor, threatened to block access to Twitter from within Russia in 30 days ...

Russia has implemented a novel censorship method in an ongoing effort to silence Twitter. ... tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, ...

Russia Moves Forward With Media-Censorship Bill. By. ... blow to press freedom and effectively prevents the existence of any reporting that contradicts the government’s policy,” said Gulnoza ...

Russia has vowed to retaliate after Telegram blocked its state media channels in numerous countries, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. The messaging app barred access to ...

Russia wants Twitter to block or censor some “extremist” accounts, a top regulator said on Monday. The head of the country’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, claimed to ask for 12 ...