Russian agents threaten Google, Apple representatives with prison time: report
Russian agents reportedly targeted Google and Apple employees based in the country with prison time.
Source: foxbusiness.com
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Report: Russia Intimidated Google, Apple Into Removing 'Smart Voting' App
The app was affiliated with Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Source: pcmag.com
Putin's pre-war moves against US tech giants laid groundwork for crackdown on free expression
Russian agents last September ordered Google's top executive in Moscow to take down an app that had drawn the ire of Russian President Vladimir Putin within 24 hours or be taken to prison. An Apple representative faced a similar ordeal. Google and Apple did as they were told.
Source: stripes.com
As sanctions start biting, Medvedev says Russia should nationalise foreign assets
Former Russian president and deputy head of Russian security council says international sanctions should be responded to with forced nationalisation of Western assets and property
Source: maltatoday.com.mt
Reface, a viral face-swap app from Ukraine, adds anti-war push notifications – TechCrunch
Reface, an a16z-backed synthetic media app that’s developed out of Ukraine, has added push notifications informing its ~200 million-strong global user-base about Russia’s invasion of the country — urging people to #StandWithUkraine, including by watermarking face-swapped videos created with the app. All videos created in the app are now being watermarked with the Ukrainian flag […]
Source: techcrunch.com