Russia

New Facebook tool will tell if you liked Russian propaganda

Now that Facebook has acquiesced to the demands of US Congress and handed over its data, the company is focussing on helping those who were tricked by…

150k Russian Twitter accounts targeted Brexit referendum

More than 150 000 Twitter accounts — previously only tweeting about the conflict in Ukraine — turned their focus to Brexit in the days…

Russia to ban Facebook if it doesn’t comply with data storage laws

Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor will check to see if Facebook is abiding by a Russian data storage law — and the result may lead to the company…

Facebook execs to get ‘candid’ about ‘hard questions’ in live interviews

Facebook executives are gearing up to “push [themselves] toward even greater transparency” in a series of live interviews with digital news site Axios. As part…

Russian propaganda ads reached 10m US Facebook users

Facebook has revealed that 10-million US users were shown Russian propaganda ads that may have interfered with the 2016 US election — and that…

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

Twitter has finally broken its silence on the role its platform played in enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, but it’s staying…

The Weekly Roundup Podcast #122: Russian Facebook, killing Bixby & more

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Andy Walker…

The world’s most-wanted cyber criminal is Gru from Despicable Me

Mr Bogachev, tear down that firewall! The New York Times reported Sunday that the world’s most wanted cyber criminal — worth a US$3-million bounty —…

Thought #SONA2017 was bad? Watch these international political brawls

Viewers across South Africa endured what is quickly becoming an annual (yet dramatic) farce in the form of last night’s #SONA2017 State of the…

Facebook blocks Russia’s RT prior to Trump inauguration

Both Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg aren’t having the best of weeks. While Zuck is out in Hawaii settling land disputes, Facebook has…

This novel Russian app wants to be the Uber of the afterlife

If you didn’t know how to market your startup in 2016, there’s an easy formula to use. Define your target market, and call your…

Questions raised over Ukraine artillery hacking

A cybersecurity expert has questioned claims that Russian intelligence hacked Ukrainian artillery units with malware to track their location. Security firm Crowdstrike issued a…

Russia tests ‘anti-satellite’ missile

Russia has conducted a successful test of an anti-satellite missile, it has been reported. According to the Washington Free Beacon, it was the third…

Russia launches campaign to warn citizens of high-risk, deadly selfies

Have you ever attempted to take a selfie in front of an oncoming train? What about hanging from a roof or in front of…

Apple halts online sales in Russia over ruble fluctuations

Apple has halted online sales on all off its products in Russia due to fluctuations in that country’s currency. This is one of the…

Russia blocks sites of Putin’s fiercest critics, including Garry Kasparov

Russia has reportedly blocked a number of news sites as well as those of individuals critical of Vladimir Putin. According to the Electronic Frontier…

#Sochi2014 by Twitter: hotel curtains are a luxury, toilets have instructions

So Russia is popular this week. The world turned its attention to the country as the Winter Olympics kicks off, but the news coming…

Google’s Winter Olympics doodle protests Russian anti-gay laws

Go onto the Google homepage today and you’ll see a doodle marking the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. That’s not really…

Smartphones and emerging markets: where we’re headed in 2014

There are few emerging market countries that are particularly mature in terms of their cellphone and smartphone usage and buying patterns (China, in particular…

It’s a blue world: Facebook’s empire grows in latest map of social networks

Facebook may or may not be dead to teenagers. If it is, it could certainly be an issue in the future but right now,…

Snowden denies ever helping out foreign secret agents

Whistleblower Edward Snowden remains adamant that Russian and Chinese intelligence officials did not compromise any classified documents he took with him when he fled…

On Her Majesty’s cyber service: UK spends big on online army

The UK is looking to seriously bolster its cyber army with the recruitment of hundreds of experts into what will be called a “Joint…

9 huge investments Koos Bekker could make if he cashed in his Naspers shares

Here at Memeburn we have massive respect for Naspers CEO Koos Bekker. Aside from the fact that he heads up a multi-billion dollar media…

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