All articles tagged "internet"
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan proclaimed enemies of the internet 
13 Mar, 03:24 PM 6 comments
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have been named ‘Enemies of the Internet’ in a report issued by Reporters Without Borders.
Russian President posts first ever answer to comments in his Internet blog 
18 Mar, 12:18 PM 10 comments
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has for the first time entered into dialogue with the readers of his personal blog, indulging in discussion over sports.
Russian blogger on trial for inciting hatred against police 
30 Mar, 03:05 PM 2 comments
Russian Internet blogger is on trial for inciting hatred against the Russian law-enforcement authorities. The texts that he posted in his blog are seen as discrediting the Russian police.
Ukrainian court sides with Google in cybersquatting case 
31 Mar, 12:14 PM 12 comments
A Kiev court has awarded rights for the google.ua domain to the Google company, but the current rights owner, a prominent cybersquatter, is appealing against the ruling.
Russia launches WhoYOUgle multi-purpose reference website 
2 Apr, 04:34 PM 8 comments
A pilot version of the universal reference website, ‘WhoYOUgle’, went online on April 1.
Foreign investment into Russian Internet to be cut for security reasons 
10 Apr, 10:47 PM 2 comments
Just one day after President Medvedev called for monitoring of foreign investment into the Russian Internet, the Communications Ministry has announced plans to limit foreign participation in "strategic" Internet portals and websites.
Russian president envies Armenia for better wireless Internet 
17 Apr, 04:45 PM 1 comment
In a recent interview with the Russian media, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he envied Armenia because the whole territory of that country is covered by the Wimax wireless Internet network.
Young couple owes marriage to Internet spam message 
22 Apr, 12:52 PM 7 comments
Lonely hearts feast on spam. An ICQ spam message has connected a young couple who got married three months after he accidentally sent her a virus in a randomly generated message.
Russian youngster arrested in US for stealing taxes online ![Russian youngster arrested in US for stealing taxes online]()
4 May, 10:30 PM
A young Russian citizen has been arrested for setting up an online conspiracy to divert 65 income-tax-refund payments intended for US citizens to accounts he set up at four San Diego banks.
Game of Counterstrike turns bloody offscreen 
5 May, 05:10 PM 7 comments
A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years in a penal colony for minors for brutally killing his Counter Strike opponent with a brick.
Medvedev blasts attempts to diminish Russia’s role in WW II 
8 May, 04:12 PM 3 comments
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev has on his Internet blog sharply criticized attempts to falsify the history of World War II, diminishing Russia's role in the conflict.
Kazakh websites protest new law with shutdown 
13 May, 05:07 PM 1 comment
Owners of websites in Kazakhstan are alarmed by a restrictive new law before the country's parliament. They turned their sites off today for an hour to make their feelings known.
Russian insurance agent sentenced for selling customer profiles online 
20 May, 05:00 PM 1 comment
A Moscow court has sentenced an insurance agency clerk for trying to sell private information about the agency’s customers on the Internet.
Russian company invests $200 million into Facebook 
27 May, 10:45 PM 2 comments
The online social network Facebook has received $200 million from a Russian investment firm, which plans to boost Facebook’s revenues.
Russian police make first ever raid on file sharing web-site 
1 Jun, 01:33 PM 7 comments
The Russian police have arrested the owners of a file sharing website after storming the video pirates’ office in Moscow.
Russian police chief seeks to abolish anonymity in the Internet 
4 Jun, 02:11 PM 3 comments
The Russian interior minister is demanding the elimination of anonymity on the Internet for residents of ex-Soviet territories.
Russian Internet holding RosBusinessConsulting fails to repay $43.5 million in loans 
8 Jun, 05:30 PM 5 comments
Russian Internet holding RosBusinessConsulting (RBC) has failed to pay back a loan of $43.5 million and may be facing new lawsuits in addition to those it already faces.
WoW farm factory pays Russian porn star $500 000 for breast tatoo ad 
8 Jun, 05:51 PM 18 comments
A Russian porn star has been paid $500,000 for tattooing a World of Warcraft farm factory advertisement on her breasts.
20-year-old hacker arrested for stealing $1 million 
9 Jun, 02:48 PM 4 comments
Police in Moscow have detained a hacker who broke into a banking account via an online banking system and stole $1 million.
Woman detained for selling 30 girls’ virginity online 
10 Jun, 01:48 PM 10 comments
A 27-year-old woman has been detained for selling the virginity of dozens of girls via the Internet. She kept a detailed diary of each of the deals, which will now be used as evidence against her in court.
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