The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

Though framed in general terms, the announcement was likely made in reference to an incident that took place earlier in March, where the developer of a widely used JavaScript library added an update that overwrote files on machines located in Russia or Belarus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 29, 2011

The countertrend has sparked a debate over whether the conventional wisdom that the Internet and social networking inherently tip the balance of power in favor of democracy is mistaken. From Crisis Mapping Egypt: Collection of Maps.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Peace talks between the two countries have begun at the Belarus border. Tech companies have responded to the crisis in various ways, with the focus on trying to reduce online misinformation and avoid putting Ukrainians in danger. Read on for our latest coverage of the crisis.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Moar News, fresh from the TechCrunch firehose of tasty morsels of news and commentary: I’m too sexy for Milan, New York, and Hangzhou : Zhiyi Tech raises $100 million to help fashion brands predict bestsellers. Non, je ne internete rien : Stackblitz raises $7.9 Big Tech Inc. And the U.S. You can sign up here.).

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 29, 2022

Don't freak out, but your gut is right: Your internet service provider (ISP) is tracking your every click to compile anonymous browsing logs they can potentially sell to advertising companies , or even cough up to government agencies in the interest of censorship. What is a VPN? Hold up — are VPNs legal? A kill switch. Split tunneling.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. Sales are the bloodstream for most businesses, and tech startups are no exception. I’m a geek and software engineer from the former ­Soviet state of Belarus. It just so happened that I became the CEO of a B2B tech startup.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Amazon has also “suspended the shipment of retail products to customers based in Russia and Belarus,” TechCrunch writes. Guide raises to improve the candidate experience : Lots of HR tech that TechCrunch covers is focused on companies and how they operate. Big Tech Inc. Alrighty, it’s time for Big Tech news.

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