· February, 2015

Stories about Eastern & Central Europe from February, 2015

Belarus Bans Tor and Other Anonymizers

RuNet Echo  25 February 2015

Belarus is banning anonymizers, typically used to circumvent government censorship and reach online resources banned inside the country, including many of the opposition websites.

Trolling Russia's Hearts and Minds

RuNet Echo  18 February 2015

Last week, users of the image-board 2ch.hk launched a campaign to test Russians’ gullibility, when it comes to information about the Donbas separatists’ “fallen heroes.”

The Minsk Summit 2.0

RuNet Echo  13 February 2015

Social media users in Russia and around the world closely followed the diplomatic summit in Minsk through the night on Wednesday.

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