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OnlyFans temporarily halts services for Russian creators
The company said payment restrictions made it impossible to serve Russian creators.
Amrita Khalid04.21.2022
FCC wants to fine wireless carrier Truphone for ties to Russian oligarchs
The agency says the Montana company broke FCC disclosure rules on foreign investors.
Amrita Khalid04.21.2022
Netflix isn't blaming the pandemic recovery for its lost subscribers
Netflix lost subscribers for the first time in a while, but it's not blaming the pandemic recovery — competition, account sharing and Russia were factors.
Jon Fingas04.19.2022
US warns of state-supported malware built to attack critical infrastructure
The US has warned of state-backed malware designed to attack critical infrastructure.
Jon Fingas04.14.2022
Ukraine says Russian hackers tried and failed to attack an energy provider
ESET and Microsoft helped fend off the cyberattack.
Kris Holt04.12.2022
Google blocks Russian parliament YouTube channel
On Saturday, the company said it had “terminated” the channel, which airs meetings of Russia’s lower house of parliament, for a violation of the platform’s terms of service.
Igor Bonifacic04.09.2022
Microsoft blocked Russian cyberattacks targeting Ukraine
Microsoft said it has disrupted cyberattacks from a Russia-linked group called Strontium (aka APT28 and Fancy Bear) targeting Ukraine and the West.
Steve Dent04.08.2022
Facebook may crack down on Russian government accounts to fight disinformation
Facebook says it’s eyeing new ways to limit the influence of official Russian government accounts as it sees a surge in cyber espionage and “covert influence operations."
Karissa Bell04.07.2022
The FBI silently removed Russian malware to thwart global cyberattacks
Sometimes even without the network owner's knowledge.
Mariella Moon04.07.2022
Twitter won’t let government-affiliated accounts tweet photos of POWs
Twitter said it will no longer allow official government or government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war “in the context of the war in Ukraine.”
Karissa Bell04.05.2022
Russia won’t cooperate on the International Space Station until sanctions are lifted
Russia’s Roscosmos will stop working with NASA and other western space agencies on the International Space Station.
Igor Bonifacic04.02.2022
Clubhouse debuts 'protected profiles' in response to at-risk users in Ukraine and Russia
The new protected profile setting will let users limit what the public can see.
Amrita Khalid03.31.2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed a historic computer museum
Club 8-bit’s collection included more than 500 pieces of computer history, with items dating from as far back as the 1950s.
Igor Bonifacic03.27.2022
Hitting the Books: The Soviets once tasked an AI with our mutually assured destruction
In "The New Fire" (out now from MIT Press) we see why AIs should not be allowed to engage in nuclear brinksmanship.
Andrew Tarantola03.27.2022
Recommended Reading: Telegram is playing with fire
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best writing on technology and more.
Billy Steele03.26.2022
Spotify will 'fully suspend' service in Russia
Spotify says it will 'fully suspend' service in Russia in response to the Ukraine invasion.
Jon Fingas03.25.2022
Russia blocks Google News
Google News is the latest major service to be blocked in Russia.
Karissa Bell03.23.2022
Russian court finds Meta guilty of "extremist activity", but won’t ban WhatsApp
The Meta-owned app is regularly the most popular messaging platform in Russia.
Amrita Khalid03.21.2022
SpaceX will launch OneWeb’s satellites following Russia's ultimatum
OneWeb will turn to a competitor to ferry its remaining first-generation internet satellites to space.
Igor Bonifacic03.21.2022
Epic will donate two weeks of 'Fortnite' proceeds to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
Starting today through to April 3rd, Epic Games will donate all of its Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian organizations providing on-the-ground relief to Ukrainians affected by the invasion of their country.
Igor Bonifacic03.20.2022