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VChK‑OGPU, a Russian Telegram channel posting security insights, disappears. Admins claim censorship by Kremlin; Telegram denies
Telegram’s press office claims the channel’s owner likely deleted it due to “unauthorized access”
Article 7 April 2025, 21:03
A crackdown on quiz community. What’s next for “What? Where? When?” players in Russia after “undesirable” designation
Article 8 November 2024, 0:03
A closer look at the midnight convoy. The prison minibus and its police escort that may have carried Navalny’s body
Article 19 February 2024, 23:10
Midnight convoy on the ice road. Live cam footage likely captured Russian authorities transporting Navalny’s body
Article 18 February 2024, 23:43
“Instead to kill they make you ill.” Former OPCW lab head on the new wave of poisonings of Russian activists and journalists abroad
Article 16 August 2023, 17:01
“A defeat for Russia is not a victory for Ukraine.” An interview with military analyst Michael Kofman
Article 15 May 2023, 11:22
Russian Premium. Telegram bots used for donations and purchasing paid accounts linked to a Russian businessman
Article 8 August 2022, 23:30
Gotta block 'em all (but can’t). Russia tries to block popular VPN services, but will it succeed?
Article 14 June 2022, 13:47
Stalker’s new weapon. The unsettling use of Apple’s AirTag for harassment
Article 23 February 2022, 23:06
Ban‑ban‑ban. Russia wages war on web privacy with new ban on secure protocols
Article 22 September 2020, 11:25
Coronavirus as pretext. Luxury cab service Wheely argues with Moscow Mayor’s office about privacy amid COVID quarantine
Article 12 May 2020, 18:55
Dancing with deportation. Chinese student taken from dormitory, declared in violation of quarantine, and expelled from Russia
Article 11 March 2020, 16:00
Trapped in quarantine. How Moscow is trying to stop the coronavirus outbreak using surveillance and police
Article 5 March 2020, 23:20
“Taken swiftly, so he wouldn’t have time to delete anything.” How investigators prove Facebook and Telegram account ownership in criminal proceedings
Article 7 March 2019, 13:28