Russian Watchdog Accuses Twitter of Breaking Laws on Extremism
The head of Russia's media watchdog has accused Twitter of a persistently failing to comply with Russian laws, after the micro blog said Moscow had submitted the world's second-largest number...
Can the Guy Who Brought You “Friends” Win the Propaganda War Against ISIS and...
What former NBC head Andy Lack needs to do in his new job at the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
On January 21, Andrew Lack, the...
Johnson’s Russia List Spreads Invented Story About Germany Preparing Sanctions Against Kiev
Johnson’s Russia List, or JRL, run by David Johnson, is a widely-read and influential email newsletter and website, also referred to as a listserv, which...
Russia might start blocking Internet anonymizers like Tor
Leonid Levin, the head of the Duma’s committee on public communications policy, wants to grant police the extrajudicial power to block access to Internet...
Anti-Nazi Group Secretly Helping Kremlin Rebuild Russian Empire
A supposedly independent international advocacy group is backed by Russia and, in turn, works to expand its influence around the world, writes James Kirchick...
Twitter Says Russia Repeatedly Tried to Erase Tweets by Putin Critics
Data pubished by Twitter on Monday showed Russia in the past six months asked the micro-blogging site to remove content 91 times, second only to Turkey.
Twitter's transparency report showed Turkey...
Caught in the web of the Russian ideologues
Powerful Russians want to drive a wedge into the EU and are fighting for Moscow’s dominance. Confidential emails reveal how they are influencing the...
Proposed Changes Would Subject Foreign Media to Russia’s Extremism Law
The public council of Russia's Communications Ministry is to review a proposal that would make foreign media working in the country subject to the federal anti-extremism law, Vedomosti reported Friday.
Under...
Journalists call for Signing the Petition for Revoking International Prize of World Summit Award...
Statement
We, representatives of the Ukrainian and international media community, are appalled by the decision of the World Summit Award Mobile jury to award Russian TV...
Russia Update: Government Further Restricts Internet Freedom
The restriction of Internet freedom has increased this year, with violence used against some bloggers, say the Association Of Internet Users. Association of Internet...