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Russia bans Viber
[RT] Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) has blocked access to the popular instant messaging service Viber, citing multiple failures to remove criminal content. The app has 17 million unique daily users in Russia, according to tech news website Telecom Daily. In its statement on Friday, RKN said access to Viber “has been restricted” due to violations of national laws aimed at preventing the use of online messengers to engage in “terrorist and extremist” crimes, drug dealing, and the dissemination of “unlawful information.” Anton Nemkin, a member of the State Duma who sits on the parliamentary information policy and communications committee, told TASS news agency that Viber’s owners have failed to pay 1.8 million rubles ($17,230) in fines and “continue to ignore Russian laws.” He added that Viber “does not delete illegal information,” including information related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-15 |
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