Russia has just gone a step closer to being like North Korea….

Source: Russian censorship law bans proxies and VPNs

Nikita Kamaev resigned from Rusada in November after doping scandal engulfed Russian athletics

Source: Former head of Russian anti-doping agency ‘dies of heart attack’ - Telegraph

Am I the only one who is the slightest bit suspicious by this convenient “heart attack” - just a couple of months after he resigned and soon after the scandal really took hold?

Roskomnadzor, a Russian government agency that oversees communications and media, threatened late last week to block access to Google, Facebook and Twitter if the social media services don't hand over data on certain Russian bloggers.

The government agency demanded Google, Facebook and Twitter hand over data about users, particularly Russian bloggers with 3,000 daily readers or more. Rozkomnadzor also asked the services to delete content that promotes protests and other unsanctioned public events, Reuters reported.

via Russian government threatens a ban on Google, Facebook and Twitter.

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Nice one, Russia. :)

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