Communication

The National Council for Electronic Media of Latvia has blocked access to the sites ntv.ru, rus24.tv, teledays.net, through which it is possible to watch Russian TV channels on the Internet.

Most Russians consider the prospect of blocking Twitter within a month rather justified if the social network does not remove the prohibited information.

Users of smartphones running on the Android operating system in the night and morning of March 23 were faced with unstable software operation.

Actions to cancel roaming between Russia and Belarus may end by April 2. This information was reported by the head of the committee of the parliamentary assembly of the Union State Gennady Davydko.

South Korean company LG may close its own production of smartphones. This information is reported by Bloomberg, citing industry sources.

Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social network in the next two to three months.

Experts say, that opens up new opportunities for those who host podcasts.

The head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Alexander Khinshtein, said that Twitter would be blocked on Russian territory if his administration did not start a dialogue with the Russian authorities.

The ability to use the Russian search engine by default will be provided from July 1, which search engine will be - will be determined by the Cabinet.

It is possible that in the future Twitter will have to be completely blocked in Russia.

Yandex has launched its own system for paying for purchases - Yandex Pay. The service works with Mastercard, Visa and Mir cards of any banks. Cashback and other bonuses for cardholders remain.

Foreign platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok may be required to pay "tax for Russian bloggers on blog advertising revenue".

Telegram, Facebook and Twitter face heavy fines for administrative violations of Russian law. TikTok and Google were also identified as offender companies.

Messenger WhatsApp will stop working on iPhone smartphones running iOS 9 and below. This information is reported by the thematic portal WABetaInfo.

The largest Russian mobile operator MTS announced the launch of the first in Russia user pilot 5G communication network in the 4.9 GHz band in 14 popular locations in Moscow.