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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 14 02.04.2021

Russian court fines Twitter 8.9 million rubles

The Tagansky district court in Moscow fined Twitter 3.2 million rubles for refusing to remove information calling on minors to participate in an unauthorised protest.

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ForkLog 5 02.04.2021

Dagestan reports another major electricity theft for mining.

Rosseti North Caucasus thwarted a large-scale electricity theft for cryptocurrency mining in Makhachkala.

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ForkLog 7 01.04.2021

Yaroslavl police identify suspect in theft of four mining rigs

Police from the Yaroslavl region have uncovered the theft of four mining rigs. A 33-year-old local resident is suspected of the crime.

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ForkLog 13 01.04.2021

Crypto scammers fleece Kaliningrad resident of 1.3 million rubles

A Kaliningrad resident became a victim of criminals who promised her earnings from cryptocurrency, according to the local Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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ForkLog 8 31.03.2021

Novokuznetsk man loses 850,000 rubles in bid to profit from cryptocurrency

A 36-year-old resident of Novokuznetsk fell victim to cryptocurrency scammers and lost a total of about 850,000 rubles in an attempt to invest in cryptocurrency, according to the Interior Ministry.

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ForkLog 7 29.03.2021

Larisa Guzeeva’s first TikTok video to be sold as an NFT

The TV channel Friday! has put up for sale the first video of actress and television host Larisa Guzeeva on TikTok as a non-fungible token (NFT).

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ForkLog 6 26.03.2021

Chechnya to shift the public sector onto the blockchain

The authorities of the Chechen Republic have drafted a development strategy for the region through 2035, envisaging the creation of a 'digital valley'.

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ForkLog 7 26.03.2021

Kazan pensioner loses 918,000 rubles in attempt to profit from cryptocurrencies

A Kazan pensioner told authorities she was a victim of scammers who promised earnings from cryptocurrency trading.

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ForkLog 8 25.03.2021

Bitcoin scammers extorted 850,000 rubles from a Russian man by phone

22-year-old Vyksa resident became a victim of phone scammers who offered him a way to profit from cryptocurrency investments, according to the local police.

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ForkLog 8 25.03.2021

Comedian Mikhail Shats to sell jokes as NFTs

Russian television presenter and comedian Mikhail Shats has put up for auction jokes in the format of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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ForkLog 11 25.03.2021

Roskomnadzor proposes passport details for social-media registrations

As part of amendments to the Personal Data Law, Roskomnadzor proposed that new users of social networks and messaging apps provide their passport number, place of residence, phone number, and email address, according to the draft order.

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