Russia Tried to Hold Ukraine’s Internet Hostage, Then SpaceX Stepped In
Photo credit: NurPhoto – Getty Images SpaceX’s successful intervention in Ukrainian satellite signal-jamming is a model for the Pentagon, officials say. Russian electronic jamming affected Starlink satellite internet receivers sent to Ukraine. SpaceX quickly issued a fix for the jam, something the Pentagon says current rules won’t allow the public sector to do. The U.S. […]
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Internet disruptions registered as Russia moves in on Ukraine
- Deanne Drexler
- April 7, 2022
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- internet
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- Russia
- Ukraine
Network data from NetBlocks confirm a series of significant disruptions to internet service in Ukraine from Thursday 24 February 2022. Disruptions have subsequently been tracked across much of Ukraine including capital city Kyiv as Russia’s military operation progresses. On the morning of Thursday 24 February 2022, internet disruptions were registered in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second […]
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Russia Intensifies Censorship Campaign, Pressuring Tech Giants
- Deanne Drexler
- April 7, 2022
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- Censorship
- giants
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- Pressuring
- Russia
- tech
As Russia attacks Ukraine, the authorities in Moscow are intensifying a censorship campaign at home by squeezing some of the world’s biggest tech companies. Last week, Russian authorities warned Google, Meta, Apple, Twitter, TikTok and others that they had until the end of this month to comply with a new law that requires them to […]
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EU Chief: Russia Could Be Cut off From Markets, Tech Goods | Business News
By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON, Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Moscow would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case Russia attacks Ukraine, a top European Union official said Saturday. The comments from Ursula von der Leyen, head of the EU’s Executive Commission, came as […]
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