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ForkLog 11 13.05.2021

Site owners with a daily audience of more than 500 000 Russians to be required to open representative offices in Russia

Owners of large information resources with a daily audience in Russia of 500 00 people are to be required to open official representative offices in Russia. A bill containing this provision will soon be submitted to the State Duma, according to Alexander Khinshtein in his Telegram channel.

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ForkLog 6 12.05.2021

Foreign Ministry outlines FSB system for storing encryption keys from mobile apps

The FSB is developing a 'universal system of trusted storage for encryption keys from mobile apps' to enable law enforcement access to encrypted information, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov.

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ForkLog 16 01.05.2021

How BitClout Works: a social network that trades in others’ reputations

In March, a wave of discussion swept through the media and the crypto community about the new social network BitClout, which ambitiously brands itself as a decentralized alternative to Twitter and even allows earning money. How BitClout Works: ForkLog examined the structure, main criticisms, and prospects for its development.

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ForkLog 13 21.04.2021

Conflicting signals: what to expect from Signal’s cryptocurrency initiative

We looked into what is known about MobileCoin and the project’s ties to Signal's founder.

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ForkLog 6 06.04.2021

Signal adds MobileCoin support in beta release

Signal released a beta version with MobileCoin (MOB) support.

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ForkLog 16 06.04.2021

Catch-22 for Russia’s social networks as authorities fight censorship with censorship measures

On February 1, amendments to Russia’s laws regulating the spread of information on social networks took effect. They require owners of such networks to monitor user content and effectively engage in censorship. For ForkLog, details about the new Russian realities were provided by Mikhail Tretyak, a partner at the Digital Rights Center, and lawyer Nikita Istomin.

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ForkLog 7 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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ForkLog 8 24.03.2021

Alleged BitClout creator threatened with legal action

Lawyers for Brandon Curtis, the developer of the decentralized exchange Radar Relay, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Nadar Al-Nadji, whom they consider the creator of the NFT marketplace BitClout.

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ForkLog 7 24.03.2021

NFT social network Nifty’s secures investment from Mark Cuban and Joseph Lubin

The social media platform Nifty’s, aimed at collectors and NFT creators, has closed a pre-seed funding round.

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ForkLog 7 18.03.2021

Bottlepay launches Bitcoin payments feature on Twitter

The Bottlepay Bitcoin payments service has exited beta and launched a feature for sending payments, tips and donations in Bitcoin.

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ForkLog 71 18.03.2021

Charles Hoskinson threatens to sue YouTube and Twitter over fake crypto giveaways

The CEO of Cardano-backed IOHK, Charles Hoskinson, threatened a class-action lawsuit against YouTube and Twitter over cryptocurrency fraud on the platforms.

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ForkLog 12 16.03.2021

Signal begins accepting cryptocurrency donations

The privacy-focused messaging app Signal has added support for donations in digital assets.

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