Latest posts by Alexey Sidorenko from May, 2010
Quick Overview of Russian Blogosphere in 2009-2010
Russian Internet is becoming more politicised and more regulated place. Together with more trust and number of readers, bloggers gain more attention from the authorities. At the same time, the structure of the blogosphere tends to reproduce the offline social structure with its biases and hierarchy
Russia: Reaction on New Military Draft Initiatives
LJ user calabaxa ironically reflects on the new conscription initiatives that extend the draft age to 30 years: “…Actors will come [to the conscription offices – GV], artists, musicians, writers, which labour isn't bought by anyone… Everyone will come. They'll take the weapons and will end with this order forever.”
Russia: Hosting Providers Sued for Refusal to Block Web Sites
Three regional hosting providers “VyatKTV,” Kirov branch of “VolgaTelecom” and “Er-Telecom” are being sued by a regional prosecutor's office for refusing to block extremist Web sites with xenophobic content, Sova-center reported.
Russia: Opposition Blogger Missing
Alauddin Dudko, Moscow-based author and editor of ingushetia.org (and LJ mirror ingushetia_ru) was accused of possessing explosives and arrested on May 1. His wife said that for 12 days she didn't hear from him and did not know where he was. Dudko wrote for various Russian blogs and was connected...
Belarus: New Internet Regulations
New Internet regulations in Belarus provide the government with new forms of control: compulsory registration of all websites (and compulsory hosting in Belarus), collection of personal data of Internet cafe users. As ej.by suggests, the new regulations will automatically criminalize all foreign-based resources (and especially those of the opposition), as...
Russia: Another Research On Internet Prices
User grokru published his research on Internet prices in different Russian cities.
