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Safari Becomes The Second Browser To Cross The 1 Billion User Mark

According to Atlas VPN, 1,006,232,879 people (19.16% of all internet users) use the Safari browser, making it the second browser with over a billion users. Google Chrome remains the leader with over 3.3 billion users. Safari browser is used by more than 1 billion people, informs Atlas. The browser, developed by Apple, is preinstalled on […]

Powerful Failure At “Yandex”: Thousands Of Users Complain About Problems

A powerful failure in the operation of Yandex services was recorded by the Downdetector website, which monitors the stability of popular resources. From 9:00 Moscow time, the number of user complaints began to grow rapidly. In just an hour, the number of problem reports exceeded 2,000. Complaints come from large cities in Russia, as well […]

Mother Sobchak Opposed The Bill To Ban Childfree On The Internet

Member of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, mother of TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak Ludmila Narusova opposed a proposed bill to ban childfree and radical feminism online. It is reported by Rise. According to the senator, the Russian parliament has already stamped laws on such prohibitions. “Out-of-court rulings on the ban […]

Facebook Is Laying A Submarine Cable Between Europe And North America

Facebook, along with other technology companies, are going to lay a fiber optic cable along the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, this will significantly increase the speed of the Internet connection. This is reported by the Canadian public broadcaster CBC News. Laying a transatlantic undersea telecommunications cable for tech giant Facebook on the ocean floor […]

Experts Estimated The Income Of Cyber Fraudsters For 2021 At $602 Million

In 2021, cybercriminals made about $602 million using ransomware, report Chainalysis analysts. According to experts, the real earnings of hackers are much higher. According to Chainalysis, Conti hackers, who are believed to be based in Russia, have made the most money. Payments to the group amounted to at least $180 million. Next on the list […]

In Russia, 44 People Received Real Terms For Statements On The Internet In 2021

In 2021, in Russia, criminal prosecution for posts and comments on the Internet has almost reached its peak – 401 incidents. 44 people were sentenced to real terms for statements in social networks. About it says the report “Internet Freedom 2021: The Realm of Censorship” by the Network Freedoms project. Previously, the most popular article […]

Twitter Has Experienced A Global Outage

On Friday evening, February 11, a large-scale failure occurred in the work of the social network Twitter. Problems were felt by users from the United States, Britain and a number of other countries, including Ukraine. This is reported Downdetector. Users for the most part complain about problems with the site and application. The largest number […]

Roskomnadzor Blocked 59 Thousand Pirate Sites In 2021

The number of blocked pirate sites doubled in 2021. However, the volume of pirated content has grown by almost a quarter, informs “Kommersant” with reference to the statistics of Roskomnadzor. According to the data, in 2021, the agency blocked 59 thousand pirated resources and their copies. In 2020, Roskomnadzor blocked 30,000 such resources. At the […]