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ForkLog 7 17.05.2021

Roskomnadzor partially lifts Twitter throttling and threatens Facebook and YouTube with restrictions

Roskomnadzor has decided to partially lift restrictions on Twitter and abandoned the idea of blocking the social network. The agency arrived at this decision after reviewing the company’s efforts to bring its activities into compliance with Russian law, as reported on Roskomnadzor's Telegram channel.

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ForkLog 15 26.04.2021

Centre blocks seven USDC addresses at authorities’ request

The Centre consortium behind the USDC stablecoin has added seven Ethereum addresses to its blacklist, according to data from Dune Analytics.

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ForkLog 7 16.04.2021

WallStreetBets subreddit reinstates ban on cryptocurrency discussions after brief reversal

Moderators of the r/WallStreetBets community on the Reddit platform on Wednesday, April 14, opened the discussion of cryptocurrencies, and less than a day later banned it again.

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ForkLog 12 05.04.2021

Roskomnadzor extends Twitter throttling

Roskomnadzor said that the throttling measures on Twitter would be extended until May 15. The decision to fully block the social network on the territory of the Russian Federation was postponed, as the company began removing banned content.

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ForkLog 9 22.03.2021

Media reports possible blocking of cryptocurrency exchange IP addresses in India

Indian authorities are considering blocking IP addresses of cryptocurrency exchanges and related digital-asset companies, according to Business Today, citing a knowledgeable source.

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ForkLog 7 16.03.2021

Roskomnadzor flags possible Twitter blockade in Russia within a month

Roskomnadzor will block Twitter in Russia if the social network does not remove prohibited content. The agency has given the company a month, Roskomnadzor deputy head Vadim Subbotin said, according to TASS.

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ForkLog 24 12.03.2021

Telegram began removing bots that scrape users’ data following a Roskomnadzor order

The messaging app Telegram has begun blocking popular bots used to obtain users’ personal data.

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ForkLog 7 11.03.2021

Weibo blocks Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC accounts

The Block reports that Weibo blocked the accounts of Huobi, OKEx, Binance and MXC.

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ForkLog 39 10.03.2021

Roskomnadzor began throttling Twitter in Russia and threatened to block it

From March 10, Roskomnadzor began throttling Twitter's speed in Russia over the network's refusal to remove content it deemed illegal.

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ForkLog 47 10.03.2021

Twitter suspends access to several crypto experts’ accounts

The profiles @TheCryptoDog, @woonomic and @100trillionUSD on Twitter, with around 300,000 followers among crypto enthusiasts, were inaccessible due to 'policy violations' of the social network.

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ForkLog 15 24.02.2021

ECB seeks veto power over the launch of stablecoins such as Diem

The European Central Bank (ECB) has proposed to lawmakers to extend its powers to block the launch of global stablecoins such as the Diem coin, developed with the participation of Facebook (formerly Libra). Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 15 16.02.2021

Court ends case over blocking of BestChange aggregator site

The prosecutor's office dropped its bid to block the BestChange cryptocurrency-exchange aggregator site. ForkLog reported that the Digital Rights Center, the law firm that represented the project in court, told them.

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