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Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year
Russia experienced 1,353 hours of internet disruption last year, which cost its economy $4.02 billi…
Jennifer Sor
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Russia demands that the world 'demilitarize' the internet and accuses the West of 'cyber-totalitarianism'
Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Western social media is 'Russophobic' and a global 'cyb…
Matthew Loh
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Elon Musk's SpaceX has activated more than 5,000 Starlink internet terminals in Ukraine, report says
Civilians under attack, government officials, and tech companies in Ukraine are using SpaceX's Star…
Kate Duffy
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Russia shuts itself off from the world's internet
The country blocks Facebook and limits other tech platforms in an attempt to insulate its citizens …
Kali Hays,Graham Rapier,Jake …
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Russians are flocking to VPNs as Putin closes off the Russian internet in a crackdown against dissent
Downloads for the top 10 VPNs in Russia increased by 4,375%, according to estimates from analysis s…
Matthew Loh
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Russia is playing whack-a-mole as it repeatedly blocks niche parts of the internet spreading information about Ukraine, including a pet grooming site, a scary story blog, and a sudoku site
Data collected by digital rights and privacy group Top10VPN and shared with Insider showed Russia i…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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SpaceX Starlink has 150,000 daily users in Ukraine 5 weeks after being activated, government official says
"This is crucial support for Ukraine's infrastructure and restoring the destroyed territories," vic…
Kate Duffy
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The splinternet in pictures: What the internet looks like for Russians right now
To see what the internet looks like for users inside Russia, Insider tracked the DNS rejections of …
Rosie Bradbury
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A top Pentagon official said SpaceX Starlink rapidly fought off a Russian jamming attack in Ukraine
The official said Elon Musk's company countered the attack faster than the US military would have b…
Kate Duffy
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The ex-news director of Russia's largest search engine urged his former colleagues to quit, accusing the company of censoring Russia's invasion into Ukraine
"It's not too late to stop being accomplices to a terrible crime," he wrote, saying that Yandex is …
Katie Canales
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Elon Musk says Russia has stepped up efforts to jam SpaceX's Starlink in Ukraine
SpaceX's Starlink has managed to resist Russia's attempts to hack the satellite network in Ukraine,…
Kate Duffy
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The SpaceX Starlink app topped the download charts in Ukraine after Elon Musk sent terminals to the country
SpaceX CEO Musk sent Starlink terminals to Ukraine upon request from a government official, as Russ…
Huileng Tan
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US intelligence officials investigate satellite internet cyberattack in Ukraine, which took place on day Russia invaded, reports say
The cyberattack began on February 24 between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m., just as Russia began its assault on…
Sam Tabahriti
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Elon Musk warns Starlink system could be 'targeted' in Ukraine, advises users to camouflage the antenna and to place the device far away from people
The Starlink satellite internet system emits signals that could be used to track users.
Huileng Tan
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A truck full of SpaceX Starlink terminals has arrived in Ukraine, government official says in tweet thanking Elon Musk
A Ukrainian official asked Elon Must for more Starlink stations as Russia's invasion has disrupted …
Huileng Tan
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NATO navies are worried about Russia using its unique weapons to pick a fight on territory nobody controls
Amid rising tensions with Russia, NATO militaries are expanding their focus and preparing for opera…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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A satellite-internet company snubbed Russia in favor of Elon Musk's SpaceX
OneWeb is a direct competitor with SpaceX's Starlink service as both companies are working to provi…
Grace Kay
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Russia is forcing Ukrainian citizens in a captured city to use the ruble and use the Russian internet, report says
Residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson told the BBC that Ukrainian television channels and webs…
Rebecca Cohen
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SpaceX's Starlink internet poses danger for users in Ukraine because they can't camouflage the 'distinctive' dish that emits radio signals, experts say
Elon Musk told users to cover the Starlink terminal with "light camouflage" to avoid detection, but…
Kate Duffy
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Russia's internet censorship is forcing citizens to turn to the dark web and VPNs for news and social media
Instagram influencers posted tearful goodbye messages. Global news outlets vanished. VPN downloads …