The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

German law enforcement arrested the Australian man believed to be the operator of the illegal site, and seized 20 servers that hosted it, bringing an end to what had become a hotbed of illegal activity. Per Europol’s estimate, the site traded the equivalent of €140 million in today’s money, in a mix of bitcoin and monero.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Netflix will not distribute a number of state-run channels in Russia as mandated by a new law, the company says, following reports that it could soon be forced to carry the networks. Reporting on when and how the law will be enforced has been conflicting. Netflix does not currently support livestreaming in any of its markets.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

EDT, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Sophie Alcorn, an immigration law attorney based in Silicon Valley and author of Dear Sophie, a column that appears on TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. You can contact Sophie directly at Alcorn Immigration Law. On Tuesday, April 26, at 2:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2022

TikTok is suspending new video uploads and livestreams on its app in Russia, citing the country’s newly-passed “fake news” law as the reason for the change. 2/ In light of Russia's new ‘fake news’ law, we have no choice but to suspend livestreaming and new content to our video service while we review the safety implications of this law.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Stand with the people of Ukraine. BTC - 357a3So9CbsNfBBgFYACGvxxS6tMaDoa1P ETH and USDT (ERC-20) - 0x165CD37b4C644C2921454429E7F9358d18A45e14 — Ukraine / ??????? Ukraine) February 26, 2022. In tech-savvy Ukraine, crypto has emerged as a quick and easy way to handle this money. Now accepting cryptocurrency donations.

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The Verge

MARCH 25, 2022

Spotify is suspending its services in Russia as the country’s invasion of Ukraine continues into its second month. In a statement, the company appears to reference Russia’s new law that punishes spreading fake news about the military with up to 15 years in prison as the primary reason for why it’s shutting down in the country.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2022

Netflix is suspending its services in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by Variety. Last week, Netflix said it wouldn’t comply with a new Russian law that requires large streamers to host 20 Russian propaganda channels, such as NTV and the state-backed Channel One. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

The Daily Beast reports that the hacking ring — also known as Trickbot and based in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname — is a persistent presence online. Law enforcement agencies and companies have made some recent inroads into tackling Trickbot.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

Snežana Gebauer, a partner with StoneTurn , has 20 years of experience in managing complex international investigations for major law firms, Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and sovereign nations. The effective management of sanctions risks at portfolio companies must begin at the pre-investment phase. Exploiting the loophole.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

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. On Friday, it passed a new law banning “fake news,” and blocked access to Facebook completely.

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The Verge

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the carrier confirmed it’s aware of the situation and is investigating the matter with the help of US law enforcement. Our team is actively working to block these messages, and we have engaged with US law enforcement to identify and stop the source of this fraudulent activity.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

PayPal is suspending its services in Russia in response to the country’s “violent military aggression in Ukraine,” according to a report from Reuters. Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted out a letter from PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, confirming the company’s decision to shut down its operations in Russia.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

Closing Spotify’s Russian office means that the company is no longer in compliance with a Russian law from July 2021 which obliges foreign social media companies with over 500,000 daily users to have a local office in the country. We are deeply shocked and saddened by the unprovoked attack on Ukraine.”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2022

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about All Raise’s new CEO, funds to back other funds and Ukraine. Fintech and Ukraine. The startup story within the war in Ukraine continues to evolve, with companies in the financial services sector having an especially crucial role and set of decisions to make.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The DOJ alleges that Alla Witte was part of a criminal organization known as the Trickbot Group that operated in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname. She allegedly helped develop the malware which was used to enable ransomware demands and payments. and foreign beneficiary accounts,” the DOJ said.

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The Verge

APRIL 23, 2022

Although the legislation only applies to EU citizens, the effect of these laws will certainly be felt in other parts of the world, too. Large platforms will also have to introduce new strategies for dealing with misinformation during crises (a provision inspired by the recent invasion of Ukraine).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Yandex looks to divest media assets : Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, isolation of the Russian economy is impacting companies large and small. Obviously, the law is no small market, and finding legal help more thicket than amble in the park. The TechCrunch Top 3. Hence raises $1.8M : Based in both Rwanda and the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

5 reasons why Ukraine’s fintech sector is growing despite war. The fintech industry is currently facing several macroeconomic problems, including global economic inflation, skyrocketing costs of living, companies reducing their workforce, and a possible recession on the horizon, not to mention the war in Ukraine.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Even with a decentralized workforce, a new recruit may be happy to move from Ukraine to Idaho even if your company is not based there.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

But today we have notes on what tech companies are doing in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tech limits Russian government’s reach : The war in Ukraine is far from over, but the ability of the Russian state to push its own narrative is rapidly fading. See you there! The TechCrunch Top 3. Startups/VC.

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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2022

In a statement, the company cited “recently enacted legislation” as the reason for the suspension — an apparent reference to a Russian law passed in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine that punishes the spreading of “ fake news ” with up to 15 years in prison.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Nvidia hasn’t necessarily agreed to those demands; the company says it’s made improvements to its security, notified law enforcement, and is working with cybersecurity experts to respond to the attack. “We We request that NVIDIA commits to COMPLETELY OPEN-SOURCE (and distribute under a foss license) their GPU drivers”.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will “require the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts” if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) April 5, 2022. Others disagree.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Visit our COVID-19 , racial equity, and Ukraine philanthropic funding pages). The law took effect between July 2019 and July 2021, depending on organization size and type. Since 2020, we’ve created and managed rapid response webpages where we capture and share out information and resources about a current issue or crisis as it unfolds.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Shortly after discovering the incident, we further hardened our network, engaged cybersecurity incident response experts, and notified law enforcement. We have no evidence of ransomware being deployed on the NVIDIA environment or that this is related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Tech talent flees Russia : As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds along, technology companies of all sizes are trying to figure out how to handle their business operations and staff. Short and to the point today: Follow our newest hire, the excellent Jacquelyn Melinek , who joined the TechCrunch+ team as a senior crypto reporter.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

In its annual litigation trends survey, law firm Norton Rose Fulbright found that patent and IP disputes were top legal concerns for technology managers, “followed by cybersecurity and data protection issues.” ” IP and cybersecurity disputes are top legal concerns for tech companies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

Apple’s Netherlands fine reaches max : Not sure if Apple is sighing in relief as its penalty fines, following an antitrust order about payment technology for dating apps, reached the maximum of $55 million.

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TechCrunch

MAY 23, 2022

Last week, CEO Chuck Robbins told analysts that the company was feeling the impacts of global supply chain issues and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but it’s increasingly unclear whether healthy software revenues can compensate for its sinking hardware business. Data disasters : The U.K. fined Clearview AI £7.5

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TechCrunch

MAY 20, 2022

Indeed, to better understand some of the options founders may have, we talked earlier today with Denny Kwon and Scott Anthony, both of whom represent the white shoe law firm Covington & Burling (where former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is also an attorney).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a notice after Russia invaded Ukraine warning about the potential for state-sponsored cyber attacks: “Every organization — large and small — must be prepared to respond to disruptive cyber activity,” it advised. Photo: Rosley Majid / EyeEm /Getty Images. In the U.S.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2016 half a billion women still cannot read, 62 million girls are denied the right to education and 155 countries still have laws that differentiate between men and women. 2016 is the year that real money and reforms must start to right these wrongs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 1, 2022

I reached out to about 20 companies building electric scooters and bikes, and most of them told me the same thing: Getting critical parts, like motors, out of China is becoming increasingly difficult, and Russia’s war against Ukraine is making supplies like nickel expensive and hard to source. The result? Watch this space. The big three U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

the war in Ukraine), interest rate hikes and the bigger pressure on tech finance all creating a challenging fundraising environment for the startup. As travel recovered in late Q1 2022, Butler’s challenges didn’t go away, with inflation, geopolitical issues (i.e. The company dissolved on May 13.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2016

Over the past year, many different initiatives and projects have emerged that focus on tracking people killed during interaction with law enforcement. The image gallery is visually high-impact, and details on every person killed by law enforcement are noted on a datacard, providing information surrounding his or her death.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

I’ve heard many people decide not to send an appeal because the think their donors are giving all their money to relief in Ukraine. Lobbying for a law to change?). Y’all. Donors give to causes that matter to them. People typically give to multiple nonprofits or causes at the same time (usually 3 to 5). Tell your story.

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