Tag: Russia
Russia’s Parliament Consider Bill To Ban Crypto Payments
The lower house of Russia's parliament is considering legislation that would bar crypto platforms from hosting purchases with crypto assets, Bitcoin.com reported.
According to Bitcoin.com,...
Yandex & Russian Watchdog Resolve Antitrust Dispute
Yandex has signed a settlement agreement with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) and a consortium of Russian Internet companies, which includes major...
Russian Watchdog Opens Cases Against Google Over Ad Data
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had opened administrative cases against Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of...
Google Stops Paid App Sales In Russia
Google won’t be offering paid apps or app updates for Russian users — but that’s not because the company wanted to exit the market,...
EC OKs German €20B Support In Context Of Ukraine Invasion
The European Commission has approved a German scheme to support companies active in all sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The...
Russian Court Threatens Google & Wikipedia With Fines
A Russian court has threatened US Internet giant Google and Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation with fines for failing to delete what it said was...
EC Adopts Temporary Crisis Framework For State Aid Rules
The European Commission has adopted a Temporary Crisis Framework to enable Member States to use the flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the...
Russian Court Rules Meta an ‘Extremist’ Organization
A Russian court has labeled Meta Platforms an “extremist organization” but said that the ruling only applies to the already-outlawed Facebook and Instagram platforms, and not...
Russian Yandex Looks To Sell News Platform Zen
Russian internet giant Yandex on Friday said it was exploring options, including divestment, for its news aggregation service and its Yandex.Zen content feed and blogging...
NY AG Warns Of Price Gouging After Biden Ban On Russian...
In response to US President Joe Biden’s announcement today that the United States will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas, and coal, New...