Websites can be closed even if they delete pirated contentA working group at the Communications Ministry is drafting a law to allow the courts to close websites that post pirated content even if they regularly delete it, Izvestia newspaper writes on Tuesday.11:46 20.05.2014
New ‘Bloggers Law’ to embrace Russian bloggers based abroad – reportPopular Russian bloggers who post on Russian websites and write in one of the languages used by Russian nationals are subject to the new ‘Bloggers Law’ even if they live abroad, a government official told Izvestia on Friday.13:01 16.05.2014
Moscow court limits access to pirated versions of Game of ThronesThe Moscow City Court has limited access to 15 sites that distribute the pirated versions of four seasons of the Game of Thrones series, the court’s press service told RAPSI.14:54 15.05.2014
European Court to protect online users from search enginesIT companies operating search engines are responsible for dissemination of personal data that appear on third party websites and therefore must act upon requests to delete such data, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday.14:55 13.05.2014
Russian communications regulator blocks several Ukrainian nationalist websitesRussian telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, has blocked the access to more than ten Ukrainian websites containing calls for mass riots in Russia, the Siberian Federal District Department of Russia’s Prosecutor General's Office reported.10:52 28.04.2014
Russian lawmakers review ban on online retail sale of alcoholLawmaker Viktor Zvagelsky has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the online retail trade of alcohol, his press service announced. In September 2013, the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation proposed amending the law on the state regulation of the production and marketing of alcohol and the law on information to prohibit the online sale of alcohol and surrogate alcohol.16:16 25.04.2014
Russian police hunt for school test answers leakersPolice is on the hunt for the individuals that are leaking the answers to the standardized school test in the upcoming Unified State Exam, according to the statement released by the Interior Ministry on Friday.14:33 25.04.2014
Opposition activist Navalny broke house arrest conditionsRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service confirmed on Thursday that opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny broke the conditions of the house arrest under which he was placed as a part of Yves Rocher embezzlement investigation.15:40 24.04.2014
Penitentiary service probes Navalny’s house arrest complianceRussia’s Federal Penitentiary Service will probe the house arrest of anti-corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny after a public post under his name appeared on the Internet, the service’s spokesman told RAPSI on Tuesday.13:53 22.04.2014
Infamous Carberp hackers convicted in MoscowTwo of the Carberp group hackers who developed one of the world’s largest botnets and stole money remotely from computers in Russia and Ukraine, have been convicted in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry announced today.12:27 21.04.2014
Russia equates popular bloggers to media resourcesRussian parliament on Friday passed the bill that would require bloggers with a daily audience of more than 3,000 people to take on full responsibilities of media resources.17:39 18.04.2014
U.S. and Russia compete for Moscow hacker extradition – reportVladimir Drinkman, Muscovite accused of criminal activity as a member of the infamous computer hacking ring, faces simultaneous extradition requests from U.S. and Russia, Businessweek reported.12:30 18.04.2014
Bitcoin exchange company Mt. Gox moves towards liquidation - reportMt. Gox, formerly known as the largest cyber currency exchange service, is due to be liquidated following The Tokyo District Court’s decision to reject company’s bankruptcy protection application, Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.12:51 17.04.2014
Education ministry proposes monitoring websites frequented by studentsRussia’s Ministry of Education and Science has proposed monitoring the websites that are most popular among school and university students, reads a statement published on the government’s website of planned legislation on Thursday.12:32 17.04.2014
Major record labels seek $1.4 mln from Russia's largest social networkThe Leningrad Regional Commercial Court has registered claims filed by Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music against Vkontakte, a Russian social network that operates a music service, the court told RIA Novosti on Monday. The record labels are demanding the removal of the infringing music and 50 mln rubles ($1.4 mln) in damages.12:44 14.04.2014
Moscow court agrees opposition actvist Navalny’s blog should be closedThe Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by opposition stalwart Alexei Navalny challenging the blocking of his LiveJournal blog.13:28 11.04.2014
Google appeals Turkish court’s decision to uphold YouTube ban – reportGoogle has turned to the Turkish courts to challenge the country’s block of YouTube that has been in place since March 27, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.16:26 07.04.2014
Russia may equate popular bloggers to media resourcesLawmakers Andrei Lugovoi and Vadim Dengin (Liberal Democratic Party) will submit a bill to the State Duma this week to assign media responsibilities to popular bloggers.15:46 07.04.2014
Investment fund sues VKontakte founder over messengerThe UCP investment fund has initiated litigation in the Virgin Islands to protect its rights for the Telegram internet messaging service, which was designed by the founder of Russia’s largest social network VKontakte, Pavel Durov, according to a statement released by the fund Monday.12:37 07.04.2014
Turkish court rules to lift YouTube blockAn Ankara court on Friday ruled that the total block of YouTube in Turkey was in violation of human rights and ordered to its cancellation, with the exception of certain video and audio recordings.14:32 04.04.2014