Russian internet censorship costs economy billions.

Russian regulators’ decision to employ artificial intelligence (AI) to censor content on the Internet is likely to affect ...

Authorities in Russia's Kamchatka Krai announced on Jan. 7 that they had restricted mobile internet access, citing the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks — despite the region being located over 9,000 ...

Control over communications has become a central tool of modern state power.

October 30, 2025: This was a record-breaking year for Ukrainian attacks on the Russian internet. There were nearly 1,500 shutdowns in July alone. Unlike earlier internet attacks, the recent Ukrainian ...

A cyberattack carried out by Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) caused over 66 million rubles (approximately $800,000) in damages to Orion Telecom, one of the largest internet providers in Siberia, ...

RUSSIA – Russian authorities have imposed restrictions on FaceTime as part of their ongoing efforts to tighten control over the internet. The state internet regulator accused the service of being used ...

Russian Duma deputies on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a bill allowing Russia to create its own autonomous internet. The law will create an independent infrastructure for the Russian internet, or ...

Russia's Duma is reviewing amendments expanding the FSB's power to halt all types of communications under the guise of security.

Russia Internet Clampdown A woman looks at her smartphone in central Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (Copyright 2025 The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Jan. 10 with new analysis from Iran’s shutdown and ...