MOSCOW – Russia will add three new tools to its technological arsenal as part of its fight against banned content online, state procurement documents showed, a move that critics fear could further stifle political dissent.
Reuters: Russia boosts online monitoring tools in clampdown on banned content
WhatsApp messenger logo is pictured on a phone screen in Moscow on Aug. 26, 2021. - Russia has fined Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for failing to store the data of Russian users on local servers, the country's internet watchdog said on Aug. 26, as authorities clamp down on foreign internet companies.
