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YouTube vs consumer rights regulator case to continue on May 6

The Moscow Commercial Court will resume the hearing of the YouTube LLC lawsuit against Rospotrebnadzor, the consumer rights regulator, on May 6.

12:09 26.04.2013

Human rights activists start association to protect Russian internet users

A new association of Internet users will protect the rights and freedoms of Russian Internet users, the Russian Pirate Party reports on Thursday.

14:10 25.04.2013

Afghan president bans films and shows contradicting Islamic law

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has signed an order banning films and shows that contradict Islamic law, the government's press service announced on Tuesday.

16:13 23.04.2013

Lawmaker proposes prohibiting irresponsible attitude toward sex in media

State Duma MP Oleg Mikheyev of the A Just Russia party has proposed amending the law on media to encourage constitutional, moral and spiritual values.

15:21 19.04.2013

Pledge in MTS lawsuit against Altimo raised to $900 million

The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man has increased the pledge in MTS subsidiaries' lawsuit against Altimo, which manages Russian Alfa Group's telecom assets, to $900 million worth of shares.

11:20 10.04.2013

Putin signs law making swearing in the media illegal

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing fines for obscene language used in the media, the Kremlin website reports on Monday. The new federal law "introduces administrative penalties for the production and distribution of media products containing obscene language," the statement reads.

11:27 08.04.2013

Uzbek Supreme Economic Court rejects MTS license revocation appeal

The Uzbek Supreme Economic Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Uzdunrobita on the withdrawal of its license. Uzdunrobita is an MTS branch in Uzbekistan.

16:14 04.04.2013

Antitrust watchdog approves VTB's purchase of Swedish Tele2

Russia’s antitrust watchdog has approved a deal allowing the country’s second-largest lender VTB Bank to buy the cell phone network business of Swedish telecom operator Tele2.

18:25 03.04.2013

Execution of convicted murderers broadcast live in Kuwait

The Kuwaiti authorities approved the live broadcast of Monday's execution of two Kuwaitis and one Pakistani national who were convicted of murder.

13:07 01.04.2013

Alfa Group, VTB Bank locked in battle over Swedish Telecom

Alfa Group, owned by Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman, became embroiled in a battle Thursday with Russia’s second-largest lender VTB Bank over the cell phone network business of Swedish telecoms operator Tele2.

16:13 28.03.2013

MTS sues former head of bankrupt cell phone retailer for $30 million

On April 24 the Moscow Commercial Court will hear the lawsuit filed by Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) for 914.7 million rubles (around $30 million) in damages from Marina Kovalyova, former chief executive of cell phone retailer BetaLink

11:42 26.03.2013

Kaspersky Lab to support Interpol

Kaspersky Lab is to cooperate with a new division of Interpol in fighting cybercrime, the Moscow-based antivirus company said on Friday.

11:44 22.03.2013

Microsoft discloses law enforcement requests for user data

US tech giant Microsoft disclosed Thursday that it and its main video chat service Skype received more than 75,000 requests last year from government law enforcement agencies in the United States and four other countries to provide customer user data.

09:03 22.03.2013

YouTube accused of compromising law on 'harmful information'

The consumer rights regulator (Rospotrebnadzor) has announced that Google, as the owner of YouTube, is acting in disregard of Russian legislation and "continues to compromise Russia's efforts to protect children from harmful information.

14:03 20.03.2013

Consumer watchdog contests YouTube's position on questionable videos

Google and its video hosting service YouTube are more concerned about ensuring visitor freedom of information than about protecting them from prohibited information, Federal Service for Consumer Protection (Rospotrebnadzor) said when a Moscow court began hearing a lawsuit filed by YouTube LLC against the Russian consumer rights regulator.

11:44 18.03.2013

YouTube vs consumer watchdog case to be heard on March 26

The Moscow Commercial Court has scheduled the hearing of the YouTube LLC lawsuit against Rospotrebnadzor, the consumer rights regulator.

15:42 15.03.2013

Russian intelligence is free to tap Skype sans court order

Major cyber security and IT market players revealed that Russian security services are able to tap Skype conversations. The technology was provided by Microsoft after its acquisition of Skype in 2011.

14:30 14.03.2013

Russian authorities launch smartphone app for writing to prisoners

The Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) has launched a smartphone application for writing to convicts. Service representative Alexander Polkin told RIA Novosti that "the FSIN-letter mobile application can be installed on iOS and Android phones."

12:43 14.03.2013

ECHR upholds conviction of Pirate Bay co-founders

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld the Pirate Bay co-founders' criminal conviction for aiding copyright infringement on the Internet. In 2009, Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi were sentenced to one year in prison for complicity in sharing, or allowing others to share, torrent files.

10:36 14.03.2013

Bill on commercials during children's shows submitted to State Duma

The State Duma has received a bill designed to stimulate the broadcasting of children's shows by amending requirements for commercials and sponsored messages.

12:20 13.03.2013