The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

Image: Wikipedia. The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. Bernstein is one of the top 50 editors of Russian Wikipedia.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

As Doug Madory, an internet analyst at network tracking company Kentik points out , some of the company’s most prominent Russian customers include the state-backed telecom giant Rostelecom, Russian search engine Yandex, and two of Russia’s largest mobile carriers: MegaFon and VEON. WTF Cogent? Don't do Putin's dirty work for him.

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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

JUNE 17, 2020

Here’s Russell Brandom at The Verge : Dubbed “Secondary Infektion,” the campaign spanned a number of online platforms, beginning on the Russia-based LiveJournal in 2014, and moving to Twitter and YouTube later that year. Wikipedia editors are questioning what it means to be a platform committed to “neutrality.”

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