The Russian parliament's upper house has quickly approved a bill that punishes online searches for information officially ...

This week, Russia’s State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, adopted a draft law that imposes fines on ordinary citizens ...

Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to enforce new restrictions that will outlaw apps and software from 'unfriendly ...

Communications regulator Roskomnadzor cited recent restrictions on Russian media outlets in its announcement, accusing Facebook of "discrimination." Facebook and other platforms blocked RT ...

The Russian government banned 81 European media organizations Tuesday, ... Russia bans 81 media organizations in response to EU restrictions by Nick Robertson - 06/25/24 5:32 PM ET.

Russia‘s media regulator announced that it was blocking access to the Facebook network in the country, claiming parent company Meta’s restrictions on Kremlin-affiliated media accounts violated ...

According to Roskomnadzor, Facebook tagged Russian media posts as “unreliable” and “imposed technical restrictions on the search results of publications” to reduce their audience reach.

Russian President Vladimir Putin intensified a crackdown on media outlets blocking Facebook and Twitter and signing into law a bill that criminalizes what Moscow deems to be “fake” reports.

In the last two months, cellphone internet shutdowns, which officials say are needed to foil Ukrainian drones, have hit ...

Russia's lower house of parliament has unanimously approved legislation that would authorize the government to designate media outlets receiving funding from abroad as "foreign agents." Within ...

While the banning of Russian independent media underscores one shift, in which Moscow no longer seeks approval from the West, the closure of these Western organizations points to another, in which ...

Russia has posted a draft instruction on how media who have been registered as "foreign agents" must identify that fact in published or broadcast materials.