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ForkLog 35 02.12.2025

Traffic Aggregation and AI Impact

Outset PR charts the transformation of Asia’s crypto‑media market.

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ForkLog 61 11.08.2025

Piercing the silence

Not only in Russia, but across the world, regulation of the open internet has tightened in recent years. The result is that the global web is starting to fray before our eyes. In this ForkLog report, together with Ilya Perevalov, a technical expert at “Роскомсвободы”, we examine the degree of isolation in the Runet and […]

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ForkLog 90 14.07.2025

Silicon Tanks: Evgeny Morozov, prophet of digital scepticism

While Silicon Valley promised peace, fellowship and democracy via apps, the Belarusian scholar Evgeny Morozov warned that technology is not magic but a tool of power. A decade ago he was branded an alarmist; today his books are read as manuals for the digital world. Why Morozov’s critique of “solutionism” and “internet-centrism” feels timelier than […]

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ForkLog 22 24.06.2025

A splintered web

The internet delivers inventions such as AI straight to your device and, for some, opens access to vital services. It is also the “blood of the blockchain”: a cohesive web keeps open source alive and accelerates the development of an alternative financial system. In this new ForkLog piece, we examine regulators’ latest moves to curb […]

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ForkLog 14 10.12.2024

Abkhazia Shuts Down Internet to Combat Illegal Mining

On December 10, from midnight to 7:00 AM, internet providers in Abkhazia, at the behest of authorities, disconnected internet access across the republic to counteract illegal mining. This was reported by Interfax. The government has established a task force to ensure the region’s energy security. Timur Dzhindzholia, CEO of Chernomorenergo, stated at a task force […]

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ForkLog 7 14.10.2024

Bitcoin Search Interest Hits Yearly Low

Over the past 12 months, the number of Google searches for “bitcoin” has dropped to a low of 24 points. Data: Google Trends. The peak value of 100 was recorded in March when the price of digital gold reached a historic high of over $70,000. A similar trend was observed for altcoin searches. However, interest […]

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ForkLog 12 25.09.2024

Only one Bitcoin node is still running. What now?

Wars, epidemics, natural disasters and hacks of critical systems have, sadly, become the backdrop to daily life. Many of us now find ourselves grateful for simple things like uninterrupted water and electricity. With that in mind, ForkLog and the metaverse Undeads imagined a world without the internet—and explored why, even then, you could still pay […]

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ForkLog 22 05.09.2024

Sui Developers Test Offline Cryptocurrency Transactions

Mysten Labs, a company associated with the Sui blockchain, is exploring the use of mobile networks and radio waves for offline cryptocurrency transactions, according to Cointelegraph. The initiative aims to reach users without internet access. “The more people who can access it, the stronger the network effects you create. If there is a way to […]

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ForkLog 37 13.03.2024

Tim Berners-Lee’s Vision for the Future of the Internet

On March 12, the World Wide Web officially turned 35 years old. Tim Berners-Lee shared his vision for the future of the internet. The inventor believes it will be significantly transformed by artificial intelligence. March 12 marked 35 years since the invention of the World Wide Web. Its creation is attributed to Tim Berners-Lee, who […]

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ForkLog 44 06.10.2022

IPFS versus HTTP: the future of a decentralised internet?

How IPFS helps decentralise the internet, how it differs from HTTP, and which browsers open IPFS links. Answers in brief.

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ForkLog 13 21.06.2022

Talk of Bitcoin’s death returns online

Search interest in Bitcoin's death has surged back to peak levels as the price of the leading cryptocurrency plummets.

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ForkLog 6 07.06.2022

Russia’s digital minister outlines plan if country is cut off from European Internet

Russia would redirect Internet traffic through Asia in the event of disconnection from European exchange points. This was stated by Maksut Shadaev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development.

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