The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets. It’s unclear what Roskomnadzor’s partial restrictions against Facebook mean or if the government is also somehow blocking access to Meta-owned WhatsApp in the country.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

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. GET IN TOUCH.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

Reddit seemingly admits that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be an ongoing moderation challenge, though, and says it’s put a process in place so moderators can escalate problems directly to the Reddit team. We’re keeping track of the latest implications and reactions from tech to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in this StoryStream.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The breach targeted several US government agencies and is believed to have been carried out by Russian nation-state hackers. Though the post stops short of explicitly accusing Russia, the implication is very clear. Our investigations, which are ongoing, have found absolutely no indications that our systems were used to attack others.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Russia already partially blocked access to Facebook in the country , with the Russian government claiming the platform “restricted” four accounts associated with Russian media outlets.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Yesterday, Meta blocked RT and Sputnik on both Instagram and Facebook after receiving requests to do so from a number of governments in the EU. Said von der Leyen : “The state-owned Russia Today and Sputnik , and their subsidiaries, will no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war. TikTok also banned the two channels.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Shares of Chinese technology companies are selling off at home and abroad this week as the nation’s ties to Russia add to investor uncertainty at the expense of China’s tech industry. You would have been forgiven for expecting the opposite.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2021

A new Russian law will require large social media companies to open offices in Russia if they don’t want to face advertising bans or other penalties , according to a report by Reuters. The Russian government has been looking to rein in Big Tech’s influence in the country.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The US Department of Commerce has ordered American companies to not sell their tech to NSO, citing reports that the group’s Pegasus spyware is used against journalists, government officials, activists, and more. Pegasus had made headlines before this year, too.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

For more than three months, Ukraine has been engulfed in the flames of a war with Russia. That might look like a red flag from an investor’s point of view, but everything is not so black and white in the country’s tech sector. Tech companies with Ukrainian roots and core markets in the U.S.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a law punishing “fake news” with up to 15 years in prison, according to Reuters. The rule would impose fines or jail terms for spreading false information about the military, as well as fines for people who publicly call for sanctions against Russia.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

The US Department of the Treasury is exempting telecommunications services from ongoing sanctions against Russia. Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Twitter tries to restore service in Russia : While some tech companies are working to cut ties with Russia after the country’s government invaded Ukraine, others are trying to keep their services up in the country. Given rising levels of censorship in Russia, having Twitter back would be a boon.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has threatened to fine Google over its failure to follow the country’s orders to remove certain “illegal” YouTube videos, as first reported by The Washington Post. YouTube has already taken a number of actions against Russia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2022

As I hear about more startups struggling amid shifting market conditions, the great resignation and the general inflection point that begins once a company hits growth stage, it’s worth addressing an elephant in the room that comes around often in the tech versus media debate. Some big tech apps remain. How do we cover failure?

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2021

The US Department of Commerce has sanctioned 14 Chinese tech companies over links to human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, including one backed by a top Silicon Valley investment firm. DeepGlint, also known as Beijing Geling Shentong Information Technology Co., SenseTime then divested its 51 percent stake in it.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The US Department of Commerce announced a new rule to prevent the sale of hacking tools to China and Russia, The Washington Post reports. If a US company wants to export spyware to a government that poses a national security concern, the company would need a license. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

The law comes as a blow to Google and Apple who both require in-app purchases to flow only through their systems, instead of outside payment processors, allowing the tech giants to collect a 30 percent cut. If tech companies fail to comply with the new law, they could face fines of up to 3 percent of their South Korea revenue.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

But one key component of its production — energy; electricity — is facing supply issues of its own in Europe at present, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia being a major but unreliable supplier of gas to Europe.). Solein looks like a no brainer on the environmental front.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

government finally figured out that if it wants to go fully electric, it has 99,000 problems in the form of a vast shortage of charging stations to energize all the vehicles it wants to run. Big Tech Inc. Intel has joined other Big Tech companies, like Apple, AMD, Adobe and General Electric, in suspending business operations in Russia.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Akin to how it takes nation-states a little time to get sanctions up and running, tech companies don’t roll out responses to geopolitical changes in a moment. But today we have notes on what tech companies are doing in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

How the startup game is changing : With young tech companies doing everything from biology to space tech to software to consumer crypto trading algorithms, it’s hard to keep tabs on what’s going on for “startups” as a category. Big Tech Inc. Startups and VC. You can sign up here.). Ransomware raconteur rofl’d : Here’s a tip.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Russia threatens YouTube : While most of our attention has been focused on the response of technology companies to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we’re seeing motion from the other direction as well. In this case, the Russian government has beef with YouTube over some ads that are being run on its service. Big Tech Inc.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Russia has previously been linked to DDoS attacks against Ukrainian government sites — but a full blackout would mean going further, using physical or cyber weaponry to disable telecommunications infrastructure at the network level, and silencing Ukrainians in the process.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2022

The latest tech response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion: Today’s headlines are much the same as they have been, with major tech companies making moves to isolate the Russian government and economy. Big Tech Inc. The TechCrunch Top 3. What NFT downturn? So, a little Column A, a little Column B. You can sign up here.).

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

All told, Five had been very quiet in recent times: it last updated its news feed with a partnership with another autonomous tech startup, Cognata , in January 2021, over a year ago; and its last blog post on Medium, on agile working , was in June 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

How tech is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine : The technology world is a global industry, which means that when geopolitical conflicts arise, it impacts the world that TechCrunch covers directly. As we noted previously, deep tech investment in Europe had a very strong 2021. Big Tech Inc. Now, to work.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

Most of these games are casual plays and monetize through ads rather than in-app purchases, which exempts them from acquiring the government-issued license that is increasingly hard to come by. and Russia. For the past few years, Cocos has emerged as one of the main tools for building WeChat games. New arenas.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia : Adding to our ever-growing list of companies that are pausing or ending business in Russia after the nation’s government launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Amazon is suspending Prime Video in the country. Big Tech Inc. Alrighty, it’s time for Big Tech news.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Today marks exactly one year since Russia’s illegal, unprovoked, and brutal of Ukraine. This week, a majority of the members of the United Nations reiterated its demand that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw all of its military forces from the territory of Ukraine and called for a cessation of hostilities”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Evan Smith believes that a key part of solving supply chain stability must involve enabling stakeholders, including businesses and governments, to build trust through a shared source of truth on the global supply chain. Altana has 20 customers at present, including brands like UPS and several undisclosed government agencies.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Big Tech Inc. is pushing forward with its data reform bill targeting Big Tech. and some of its allies have decided to formally blame Russia for the Viasat cyberattack that took place in February. BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out. Meanwhile, the U.K. going at the same time.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Russia is angry with American social media companies limiting its reach, but, frankly, too bad. Big Tech Inc. The EU wants to ban Russian media : Sputnik and Russia Today are under the ban-hammer in the European Union. And Ukrainian citizens are turning to encrypted messaging tools, and even offline maps during the war.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2022

The world of cybercrime is lucrative, but the arrests underscore that governments do find some of the malefactors trying to extort money from companies and individuals alike. Russia is blocking Google News : Search giant Google confirmed that “Russians are having problems accessing its news aggregator service, Google News, in the country.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

In the weeks since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, more than 2.8 Because Berlin is so close to the Polish border, many in Berlin’s startup scene and beyond have began a grassroots effort, backed by tech, to provide supplies, ferry passengers across the border and find jobs and homes for refugees. refugee agency.

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2021

In March, one of China’s top tech policy makers published a set of draft rules that would bring e-cigarettes under the same regulatory scope as traditional tobacco, which means vaping companies will need licenses for production, wholesale and retail operations in the world’s largest manufacturer and exporter of e-cigarettes.

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TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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