Russian Watchdog Threatens News Site Over Bitcoin Article
Russia's media watchdog has told Zuckerberg Pozvonit, a tech news site, that it must delete or edit a bitcoin-related article it published two years ago. According to Global Voices, Roskomnadzor - the Kremlin's executive body responsible for controlling and supervising media and mass communications - issued a notice today stating that, if the news source did not act within three days, access to the website would be blocked. The explanatory article, titled "What Are Bitcoins and Who Needs Them?" was first published in April 2013 and offered a brief introduction to the digital currency and....
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