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ForkLog 9 18.05.2021

Duma approves bill requiring candidates to declare cryptocurrency holdings

The State Duma has approved in the first reading a bill requiring candidates for elected office to disclose expenditures on acquiring digital financial assets and digital currencies.

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ForkLog 16 17.05.2021

Roskomnadzor partially lifts Twitter throttling and threatens Facebook and YouTube with restrictions

Roskomnadzor has decided to partially lift restrictions on Twitter and abandoned the idea of blocking the social network. The agency arrived at this decision after reviewing the company’s efforts to bring its activities into compliance with Russian law, as reported on Roskomnadzor's Telegram channel.

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ForkLog 13 17.05.2021

Facebook Faces 56-Million-Ruble Fine in Russia for Failing to Remove Prohibited Content

Four more protocols have been filed with the Tagansky district justice of the peace court against Facebook over failure to remove information deemed prohibited in the Russian Federation.

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ForkLog 13 17.05.2021

Scammers dupe Russian woman out of 3 million rubles in a cryptocurrency investment scheme

A woman from Primorsky Krai became a victim of scammers while attempting to purchase cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 8 14.05.2021

Mining-equipment thief identified in Irkutsk Oblast after half-million-ruble theft

Law-enforcement authorities in Irkutsk Oblast have located a suspect who stole mining equipment. The local МВД reports this.

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ForkLog 11 13.05.2021

Russia’s test blockchain voting criticised for lack of transparency

About 200,000 Russians were unable to participate in testing of the nationwide blockchain-based online voting due to the CEC's refusal.

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ForkLog 24 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 11 13.05.2021

Oktyabrsk woman loses over 2 million rubles attempting to invest in cryptocurrencies

A resident of Oktyabrsk became a victim of criminals who allegedly helped her invest in cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 32 12.05.2021

VKontakte and Telegram fined for failing to delete prohibited information

The VKontakte social network and the Telegram messaging app were fined for failing to remove data about unauthorised protests in Russia.

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ForkLog 16 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 23 12.05.2021

Volodin proposed discussing a ban on online anonymity after the Kazan shooting

The Speaker of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, after the Kazan shooting, said there could be a discussion about banning online anonymity.

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ForkLog 21 10.05.2021

A Russian man received two bottles of water and an old fire extinguisher instead of a mining farm

Two suspects were detained in the Voronezh region on charges of theft of funds under the pretext of selling mining equipment, according to the local police.

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