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ForkLog 12 15.03.2024

DemHack 8 Hackathon Announces Prize Fund for Internet Freedom Projects

From March 29 to 31, the online hackathon DemHack 8 will take place, focusing on censorship and new ways to access information. Russian-speaking IT specialists, data analysts, cybersecurity experts, designers and digital artists, internet activists, journalists, and researchers are invited to participate. The hackathon comprises three tracks: privacy, internet freedom, and internet research. Participants must […]

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ForkLog 10 06.10.2023

The human factor is used by dictatorships far more often than any technology

The winners of the seventh DemHack hackathon — about themselves and their projects.

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ForkLog 19 02.06.2022

Russian users report issues accessing Proton VPN and NordVPN

Users in Russia have reported problems with Proton VPN. The company speculated that authorities have begun blocking the service on Russian territory.

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ForkLog 41 31.03.2022

What is a VPN?

A guide to VPNs: how they work, the benefits and the drawbacks.

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ForkLog 16 22.03.2022

Federation Council considers banning VPN services; no plan to impose liability for their use

Andrey Klishas, head of the Federation Council committee on constitutional legislation, did not rule out a ban on VPN services that enable bypassing blocks on resources banned in Russia.

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ForkLog 18 24.01.2022

Myanmar proposes imprisonment for using Bitcoin and VPN

The military authorities in Myanmar plan to introduce criminal liability for the use of cryptocurrencies and Virtual Private Network (VPN), according to a draft law that has surfaced online.

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ForkLog 7 02.12.2021

Roskomnadzor to curb six more VPN services

Roskomnadzor intends to restrict the use of six more VPN services. This follows from a statement on the agency's website.

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ForkLog 8 03.09.2021

Roskomnadzor blocks six VPN services

Roskomnadzor restricted access to VPN services Hola!VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN and IPVanish VPN.

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ForkLog 6 01.07.2021

Roskomnadzor warns of blocking six VPN services

Roskomnadzor said it intends to block six VPN services for their use in bypassing the restriction on prohibited information.

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ForkLog 6 25.05.2021

Roskomnadzor chief: access to non-compliant VPN services will be restricted in Russia

Access to VPN services that do not bring their activities into compliance with Russian law could be restricted within Russia, according to Roskomnadzor chief Andrey Lipov.

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ForkLog 18 01.03.2021

Data of 21 million users of three VPN services leaked online

Experts detected three databases containing the personal data of Android VPN service users SuperVPN, GeckoVPN and ChatVPN for sale online.

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ForkLog 9 20.11.2020

Survey: 95% of users do not use Bitcoin mixers

95.5% of ForkLog users surveyed do not use mixing services.

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