Broadly written rules would allow the Russian government greater central control over content and data flows, and greater access to users’ information. On May 1, 2019, the Russian President signed ...

As Russia’s internet law imposes new obligations on technology and infrastructure companies, the Russian government considers subordinate legislation. On November 1, 2019, the majority of provisions ...

The Russian government has unveiled a sweeping package of draft legislation billed as a crackdown on online fraud, but rights groups warn it will significantly expand state surveillance powers and ...

Ukraine's cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access the Russian internet (Runet).

Tatyana Matveeva added that the Runet space currently provides a conducive environment for communication, growth and pursuit of goals MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. Daily traffic on Runet now stands at 103 ...

RuNet Echo is a project of Global Voices. The project’s main purpose is to expand and deepen the understanding of the Russian Internet (RuNet) and related online communities. Our goal is to become a ...

In a couple of years, Russia will have the ability to safely disconnect its internet from the wider internet, according to a law signed Wednesday by President Vladimir Putin. The sovereign 'Runet' law ...

Runet, the Russian segment of the internet, is about to be isolated from the rest of the web. A new law adopted by the State Duma aims to do so in order to supposedly protect it from external threats ...

Fourteen years ago, as the new millennium dawned, the internet was already becoming less free: America was witnessing the battle between the band Metallica and the founders of the Napster peer-to-peer ...

Just over 25 years ago, the .ru domain name was created, and with it the RuNet was born. Russian journalist Andrey Loshak has marked the anniversary by releasing “Holivar” (known in English as “Holy ...