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ForkLog 6 24.03.2022

Opinion: Russia has overtaken China in building internet-blocking systems

Systems built by Roskomnadzor and its subordinate companies for blocking are the next generation of technologies, which are implemented for the same purposes in China. This was stated by IT expert Grigory Bakunov.

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uskoryayushhei-sya-fragmentatsii-mirovogo-interneta

ForkLog 16 24.03.2022

Russia blocks Google News service

Roskomnadzor blocked access to Google's news aggregator in Russia.

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ForkLog 21 24.03.2022

Roskomnadzor re-blocks Meduza, TJournal and Bumaga

At least three independent outlets previously blocked — Meduza, TJournal and Bumaga — have been relisted in the register of blocked media.

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ForkLog 30 21.03.2022

Russian court recognises Meta as an extremist organisation

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow recognised Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, as an 'extremist organisation'.

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ForkLog 29 14.03.2022

Wasabi Wallet team begins blocking ‘suspicious’ addresses

The CoinJoin service integrated into Wasabi Wallet began rejecting some unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs).

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ForkLog 41 11.03.2022

Roskomnadzor to restrict access to Instagram in Russia

Roskomnadzor said it would restrict access to Instagram in Russia on the basis of a demand from the Prosecutor General's Office.

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ForkLog 30 04.03.2022

MetaMask and OpenSea say they are prepared to block users in sanctioned jurisdictions

The developers of the non-custodial MetaMask wallet warned that users from certain jurisdictions may lose access to the app. The corresponding notice appeared on the project's site in the support section.

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ForkLog 19 03.03.2022

Another crypto exchange blocks Russian citizens’ accounts amid sanctions

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Gopax announced the blocking of accounts belonging to Russian citizens.

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ForkLog 9 25.02.2022

Roskomnadzor announces partial restriction of access to Facebook

Roskomnadzor announced "the start of partial restriction of access" to Facebook from 25 February 2022. The agency said so on its website.

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ForkLog 56 11.02.2022

PancakeSwap to block users from ten jurisdictions

The decentralized platform PancakeSwap warned that, from March 9, 2022, it will block access to its services from IP addresses in ten jurisdictions.

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ForkLog 9 01.02.2022

KoronaPay bans crypto-related transfers

The KoronaPay money-transfer service has decided to ban all transactions related to cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 16 31.01.2022

Binance CEO explains blocking of Nigerian user accounts

Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, blocked 281 Nigerian traders' accounts to prevent money laundering and to safeguard platform security, according to CEO Changpeng Zhao.

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