Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Roskomnadzor

Russia Fined These US Companies Over Data Privacy Breach

A Moscow court penalized Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) owned video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, Inc (NYSE:PINS), holiday rental company Airbnb, Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB), and United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS) for refusing to store Russian citizens' data in Russia, Reuters reports. Russia penalized Twitch by 2 million roubles ($37,700), Pinterest and Airbnb by 2 million roubles, and UPS by 1 million…

Benzinga

Google Faces Second Turnover Fine in Russia over Banned Content

Alphabet's Google may face a fine of 5-10% of its turnover in Russia for what the state communications regulator said on Wednesday was a repeated failure to delete banned content, including "misleading information" on YouTube about events in Ukraine. This is the second fine based on a percentage of turnover…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia blocks Telegraph website over Ukraine reporting

Newspaper accused of ‘disseminating false information’ about Russia’s so-called special military operation

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Russian regulator blocks website of British newspaper The Telegraph

The website of British newspaper The Telegraph has been blocked in Russia following a request from the prosecutor general, data from state communications regulator Roskomnadzor showed on Tuesday.

Reuters

How to dodge media censorship in Russia: Leave and use Telegram

Following Russia’s invasion and media crackdown, independent outlet DOXA – like others – had to reinvent itself.

Al Jazeera

Russian intelligence behind poisoning of Nobel-laureate editor, says US

US officials say unnamed Russian spy services launched chemical attack on investigative journalist Dmitry Muratov on Moscow train

The Guardian - UK

Russia blocks FRANCE 24 sister radio station RFI website

Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor on Friday blocked access to the website of French radio station RFI for violating a law banning the dissemination of false or extremist information.

France 24

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Russia scolds Google after alleged 'dead Russians' translation option

Russia on Monday demanded Google take immediate steps to remove "threats" against Russians after it said Google Translate had offered some users the option to translate the phrase "dead Russians" instead of "dear Russians".

Reuters

YouTube Blocks Russian Parliament Channel, Drawing Ire from Officials

YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials who said the world's most popular streaming service could face restrictions in response. On Saturday, a message on YouTube said the Duma channel had been "terminated for a violation of YouTube's…

Asharq Al-Awsat

YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel, drawing ire from officials

Reuters

Ukraine war: Nobel-winning Russian journalist doused with paint

Nobel peace prize winner and Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov said that he was attacked with paint while travelling on the Moscow-Samara train, the BBC reported. Muratov said that a male attacker shouted “Muratov, this is for our boys,” and threw red paint over him and his belongings.

Newslaundry

Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train

Nobel Peace Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov says he was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint on him, causing severe discomfort to his eyes

The Independent UK

Explainer-Russia's internet crackdown

On the day Russian troops poured into Ukraine, Russia's state communications regulator Roskomnadzor put out a statement, demanding that media outlets only use official Russian sources to cover the "special operation" in Ukraine. Otherwise they could be blocked and face a fine of up to 5 million roubles.

Reuters

Russian Nobel Peace Prize newspaper suspends publication

MOSCOW: Russia's top independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year won the Nobel Peace Prize, on Monday suspended publication until the end of Moscow's military action in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Nobel Peace Prize-winner's paper closes amid Russia pressure

Russia’s leading independent newspaper has suspended operations under pressure from the authorities

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Novaya Gazeta newspaper suspends activity after warning

The investigative paper said it was suspending its activities until the end of Russia’s ‘special operation’ in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta to close until end of Ukraine war

Independent newspaper says it is halting operations after it receives second warning from state censor

Newslaundry

Russia's leading independent paper suspends operations after Kremlin warnings

Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s leading independent newspapers, is suspending operations until the end of the war in Ukraine, the daily said Monday. The newspaper, whose editor Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize last year, said it had taken the decision after receiving multiple warnings of legal action from…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Russia's Novaya Gazeta paper suspends activity after second warning

Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper, whose editor Dmitry Muratov was a co-winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, said on Monday it would suspend its online and print activities until the end of Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia bans media from reporting interview with Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine atrocities

Volodymyr Zelensky says the ban on the interview would be ‘ridiculous if it weren’t so tragic’

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden defends Putin remarks

Ukraine news from March 28: Joe Biden refuses to backtrack after saying Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’.

ABC News

Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Russian journalists Ukraine willing to adopt neutral status

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Russian journalists Ukraine is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia but it would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv willing to discuss neutrality

Ukraine news from March 27: Ukrainian president says he is prepared to discuss Russia’s neutrality demand.

The Guardian - UK

Russia blocks Google News after ad ban on content condoning Ukraine invasion

Google announced action against users who ‘exploit, dismiss or condone’ Putin’s war

The Guardian - UK

Russia blocks Google News for its ‘inauthentic information’ on Ukraine

Move comes after Google banned adverts condoning the war from websites, apps and YouTube channels

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.