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Russia blocks Twitter as Ukraine invasion escalates

The Verge

As the invasion of Ukraine enters its third day, Russia has blocked access to Twitter in an apparent effort to stifle the flow of information, according to a report from the internet monitoring group NetBlocks. Fighting remains heated across Ukraine as Russian forces focus their attack on the capital city Kyiv.

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Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout

The Verge

But as the conflict intensifies, many civil society groups are increasingly concerned about the possibility of direct attacks on the country’s internet infrastructure. The invasion has already reduced internet connectivity in some parts of the country. Currently, we are seeing about 80 percent of the load we usually see in Ukraine.

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ICANN rejects request by Ukraine to kick Russia off the internet

TechSpot

The Ukrainian government’s plea to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for revocation of Russian domains has been rejected. On Wednesday, 2nd March 2022, Göran Marby, President of ICANN, replied to the government of Ukraine that it did not have the authority to grant its request to.

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Ukraine engineer talks testing SpaceX’s new Starlink service

The Verge

On Monday night, in between the hourly air alarms reverberating outside his home, Oleg Kutkov stuck his SpaceX Starlink dish outside of his window in Kiev, Ukraine, and pointed it up at the sky. To his surprise, he got a signal in just 10 seconds from one of SpaceX’s satellites overhead, indicating he was receiving broadband internet. “I

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Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia

The Verge

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. There isn’t any indication as to whether other internet backbone providers will also suspend services in Russia.

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How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

TechCrunch

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. The attack began with cyberattacks that targeted Ukrainian government departments with floods of internet traffic and data-wiping malware, followed by a ground, sea and air incursion.

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US says internet services are exempt from Russian sanctions

The Verge

The new order authorizes business transactions involving “services, software, hardware, or technology incident to the exchange of communications over the internet,” including messaging, domain registration, email, and sharing photos or videos. Internet communication technologies are key for human rights defenders and independent media”.