What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this? Briefly: in recent days, some users in Russia have had problems accessing the Apple website and AppStore. OONI measurements indirectly indicate blocking. We checked ourselves - the probability of blocking is high. If you want to read our measurements right away, go here .

Getting to free tools and open source services is often difficult without specific skills. You need to know what to look for, be able to figure out the installation, understand which version to download for your platform, and then manually check for updates. The problem is that GitHub, where many of these services live, is a huge library of useful content, but not a store. This is a repository for those who know how to use it.

Why Diablo IV, Overwatch, WoW and Marvel Rivals stopped working without a VPN, how network blocking differs from the departure of a publisher, and what players and developers should do about it. What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this?

Centralized messengers have one thing in common: your data lives wherever the company decides. It may change its privacy policy, fall under regulatory requirements, be leaked, or simply close down. You have no leverage to influence this. An alternative is messengers within open standards. Let's talk about one of them. Not a messenger, but a way to connect to an open network FluffyChat is a client for the Matrix protocol.

On July 15, 2026 at 18:00 (UTC+3, time of Minsk, Istanbul, Bucharest, Riga, Moscow) The Greenhouse of Social Technologies will hold a meeting from the “CAPTCHA” series dedicated to Delta Chat , a decentralized and secure messenger that can be an alternative for communication under conditions of restrictions and censorship . The event is addressed to civil activists, journalists, volunteers and everyone who is concerned about security issues both in Russia and in other countries.

What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this? The material is supplemented What's happened? By mid-July 2026, the story of the Delta Chat failure in Russia no longer looks like an ordinary technical incident. It all started on June 5, when Chatmail relays simultaneously stopped working for messenger users in Russia.

Legal context: WhatsApp is a messenger of a company recognized as extremist in Russia , but it itself is not prohibited On March 21, 2022, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow recognized Meta Platforms Inc. extremist organization and banned its activities in Russia. The reason was Meta's temporary decision to allow statements on Facebook and Instagram calling for violence against the Russian military and the country's leadership.

In Europe, WhatsApp has a new feature - third-party chats . This is part of the requirements of the European Digital Markets Act (DMA), which obliges large messaging services to open up to exchange messages with other applications. In May 2026, the function left the test phase: BirdyChat opened full public access and a waiting list for 50 thousand people, and a banner offering to connect the integration was seen by about 40 million WhatsApp users in Europe.

What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this?

What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this? The material is being updated. We are exploring new data on the mechanics and coverage of filtration.

What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this?

This is a short version of the Social Technologies Greenhouses newsletter. We talk about the most important things in the field of technology and security: how to protect your data, finances and yourself in the face of blocking, shutdowns and financial restrictions. A limited version of the newsletter is published on the website. Do you want to receive the full amount? Subscribe! Subscribe to our newsletter Until 2026, Russia existed in a cryptocurrency legal vacuum.

What is this section? In the “Greenhouse Analysis” section, we understand a specific problem, Internet censorship news in real time and tell: what's happening; how it works; How can you fight this? Let’s figure out what’s behind the discussed third anti-fraud package, who will really be affected by it, and why the “ban on registration from abroad” is technically not as simple as it sounds in the headlines.

Count how many sites you have bookmarked just for routine tasks. One is to remove the background from the photo. The second is to convert a file from one format to another. The third is to compress the video before sending. Each has its own interface, its own logic, and each has the same scenario: upload a file, wait, download the result. Meanwhile, your file goes to someone else's server. There it is processed - and, perhaps, also logged, stored in backups, and run through analytics.

This is a short version of the Social Technologies Greenhouses newsletter. Every week we talk about the most important things in the field of technology and security: how to protect your data, finances and yourself in the face of lockdowns, shutdowns and financial restrictions. A limited version of the newsletter is published on the website. Do you want to receive the full amount? Subscribe!