Russia's Media Watchdog Blocks Bitcoin Websites
CCFR has informed us that more bitcoin sites were blacklisted, including three .ru domains - coinspot.ru, hasbitcoin.ru and bitcoinconf.ru. Russia's media watchdog has blocked access to a number of bitcoin-related sites, citing a court order from 30th September. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) allows visitors to check whether or not a site is blacklisted. At press time, Bitcoin.org, Bitcoin.it, BTCsec.com and bitcoin exchange Indacoin were blacklisted. According to TJournal.ru, Roskomnadzor cited a ruling of the....
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Russia is not exactly known for its tolerance of free speech, adult content, and virtual currencies. In recent months, the Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked access to various Bitcoin websites, as well as Wikipedia. But it looks like these woes are far from over, as Roskomnadzor has blocked access to various adult websites, including PornHub. It is important to note that Russian ISP’s have no infrastructure in place to block a specific portion of an internet domain. For example, if Roskomnadzor wants to restrict access to a certain page on Facebook, the entire Facebook.com....
Bits.media, a leading news outlet in Russia’s crypto space, has been blocked by Russia’s telecom and mass media watchdog, Roskomnadzor. The site is now inaccessible through most Russian internet providers, the online edition announced, stating it intends to contest the measure.
Roskomnadzor Denies Russians Access to Bits.media
Crypto news website Bits.media became unavailable to most of its readers in Russia this week and its team found that the Russian media censor Roskomnadzor is to blame. The government agency has added an unspecified number of its pages to a....
Russian communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has restricted another six VPN providers. The agency says the platforms have facilitated access to information that is banned in the Russian Federation. Roskomnadzor is also whitelisting certain VPN services that operate in accordance with the law and are used by Russian companies.
Roskomnadzor Bans More VPN Platforms in Russia
Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, Roskomnadzor, has restricted access to another batch of VPN service providers. In accordance with a....
Another batch of Russian online crypto exchanges in Russia face closure following a recent decision by a regional court. Information published on their websites has been deemed illegal meaning the country’s telecom watchdog can block access to their platforms. Roskomnadzor May Take Down Blacklisted Crypto Exchanges A number of websites providing options to exchange, cash out, and transfer cryptocurrency using various payment methods may be blocked by Russia’s telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, if their operators don’t delete the illegal web pages. The threat for the....
A court in Russia’s Perm region has decided to block a number of websites describing how to exchange cryptocurrency for fiat cash. Local prosecutors claim the dissemination of this type of information is against the law in Russia as it may facilitate the laundering of illicit funds. Kungur City Court Blocks Crypto-Related Sites The Kungur City Court in the Russian Perm Krai region has upheld a request filed by the Beryozovsky District Prosecutor’s Office to take down several internet sites detailing various methods of cashing out bitcoin. The prosecutors who discovered the....