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The declarator has gone into the shadows
The prosecutor's office demanded to block a website publishing information on officials' incomes. The website of the "Declarator" project, which publishes data on the incomes of officials, deputies, judges and other officials, has been blocked in Russia. Representatives of the resource reported about it in the Telegram channel. The Astrakhan Region Prosecutor's Office made a demand to block "Declarator" back in May. The Prosecutor's Office of the Astrakhan Region filed a lawsuit in the Sovetsky…
Roskomnadzor has started a census of bloggers
Some bloggers fear that their personal data will end up in the hands of the re-sellers pretty quickly. About 13,000 people have submitted data about themselves for registration in the state register of bloggers, the Russian Ministry of Digitization reported. Such a form appeared on the portal of state services just four days ago. For owners of "personal pages" with an audience of 10 thousand subscribers or more, registration there is mandatory. Punishment for refusal…
Roskomnadzor is working on disconnecting Russia from the Internet
The agency conducts regular tests to rid the Russian population of the World Wide Web. Roskomnadzor should warn Russians about the Internet shutdown during the exercises so that they prepare for it in advance, said Yaroslav Samylin, a State Duma deputy from Novykh People."Information about such exercises and possible temporary restrictions in the work of the Internet should be available ... to all citizens of the Russian Federation," Samylin said (quoted by the "Parliamentary Gazette").According…
Pro-Putin Telegram channels put the screws to Roskomnadzor
Pro-government Telegram channels have massively refused to register with the anti-Internet agency. On November 1, a law came into force in Russia requiring bloggers with an audience of over 10,000 subscribers to register with Roskomnadzor. However, as the editorial staff of Virstka found out, the vast majority of pro-government Telegram channels with large audiences have not done so. Of the 82 popular pro-government channels in TGStat's top-100 rating, only 10 have complied with the requirement…
Roskomnadzor continued to break the Internet
The knuckleheads blocked the messenger Viber. Roskomnadzor reported about the restriction of access to the messenger Viber on the territory of Russia due to "non-compliance with legal requirements". "Access to the Viber service is restricted due to violation of the requirements of the Russian legislation to organizers of information distribution," the agency specified.Roskomnadzor explained that it is about preventing threats related to "terrorist and extremist" activities, recruitment of citizens, distribution of drugs, as well as…
Roskomnadzor held an exercise to shut down the Internet in Russia
There was a massive outage in Runet, caused by a hacker attempting to download updates to TSPU (technical means of countering threats). At about 17:10 Moscow time there was a massive disruption in the work of Russian telecom operators. Internet did not work at "Beeline", "Megafon", MTS, Tele2 and other operators, users reported. There were difficulties with ordering cabs and completing rides on carsharing. At about 17:25 Moscow time many sites that had gone offline…
Russian databases showed high turnover
Roskomnadzor recorded 135 database leaks with more than 700 million records in 2024. Roskomnadzor has recorded 135 database leaks in 2024. According to the agency, more than 710 million records about Russians have leaked into the network. In February 2024, Roskomnadzor reported an incident that resulted in the leak of 500 million records about RussiansRoskomnadzor (RKN) has recorded 135 leaks of databases in 2024, reports "RIA Novosti" with reference to the press service of the…
Roskomnadzor stabbed the Central Bank in the back
The Central Bank's payments system collapsed after Roskomnadzor's blocking intensified. The wave of Runet failures that Russia faced in the first months of 2025 amid increased blocking by Roskomnadzor has reached the Central Bank's Quick Payment System.Launched in 2019, the SBP, which allows you to instantly transfer money by phone number, as well as pay for goods and services by QR code, experienced a large-scale "blackout" on the morning of Wednesday, March 26. According to…
Roskomnadzor has put bloggers in a stall
The RKN confirmed the launch of a Telegram bot for channels with more than 10 thousand subscribers. Telegram-bot for labeling channels with an audience of more than 10 thousand subscribers has started working, reported in Roskomnadzor (RKN). It will allow bloggers to meet the requirements of the law."In the messenger Telegram bot @Trustchannelbot has started working, which allows bloggers with an audience of more than 10 thousand subscribers to get marking "A+"," - said in…