The State Security Service drew attention to the message about the death of the governor of St. Petersburg, which appeared on Wikipedia. Experts will consider two versions: hooliganism and information sabotage, writes Fontanka . On the morning of September 16, information was updated on the Wikipedia page dedicated to Georgy Poltavchenko: the date of death was added to the date of birth indicated there previously.

Cats ready to oust Grumpy Cat from Internet Olympus Author: Gennady Zavolokin The Digital Trends portal has made a selection of contenders for the title of the most famous and beloved cat of the network, which is currently firmly occupied by the famous Grumpy cat (real name Tardar Sauce). The recent annual Cat Video Festival was the swan song of the unsmiling cat, who took the main prize with the support of 20 thousand users who voted for her.

A resident of the Kursk village of Ryshkovo, Vasily Ilyin, told reporters about his trip to the USA to film in Esquire magazine. The meeting with journalists took place on September 17. Vasily Ilyin appeared on the cover of a special issue of Esquire dedicated to ordinary people. For filming, he went to New York, and a 20-minute film was edited from the filming of his trip. On September 17, talking about the trip, Ilyin noted that he never dreamed of going to the other end of the planet.

Roskomnadzor recognized site blocking as ineffective, and in some cases dangerous, for legal sites, and called for their use only as a last resort. This was stated by the deputy head of the service, Maxim Ksenzov, at the “Right to Download” conference at RIA Novosti. Ksenzov suggested using pre-trial resolution of issues between copyright holders and Internet platforms instead of blocking sites, reports Ekho Moskvy . We believe that blocking is ineffective.

Deputy Ilya Kostunov has prepared a bill to create a database of telephone numbers in Russia that do not want to receive spam. Kostunov proposes to fine people for violating the ban, Izvestia reports. The deputy proposes to create an all-Russian “Do Not Disturb” database, in which anyone can enter their number. Getting into the database means refusing all advertising mailings, even if the person previously agreed to receive telephone advertisements.

Farm workers in Essex have begun connecting their cows to the internet to monitor any changes in behavior that could indicate illness. writes about this Mashable . The Cow Tracking Project team connected a device with built-in sensors and an Internet module to each cow to monitor the animals' behavior while they were awake and asleep. This information, collected through sensors placed around the cow pens, is then sent to the farmer's computer.

Mikhail Kafanov on how administrative resources are encroaching on the main institution of social media Author: Mikhail Kafanov Coercion in marketing is the last tactic. Coercion is always a spit in the client’s eyes and an admission of one’s helplessness. It is not surprising that in Russia it is thriving and multiplying.

In honor of the release of GTA V, its closest rival in the gaming industry, Saints Row 4, organized a special promotion: the creators of the game released an add-on called GAT V and even paid for an advertising hashtag in order to appear higher in Twitter trends. This was reported by the Kotaku blog . The creator of the game Saints Row, studio Volition staged a special promotion by releasing a downloadable content (DLC) package.

Singer Madonna will give away her new film Secret Project Revolution for free via torrents. This was reported on the blog of BitTorrent, the developer of the protocol of the same name. The film will be available for download on September 24. The feed will be distributed through the Bittorrent Bundle service , which allows access to part of the content after certain user actions, be it transferring money or registering on the site.

The temporary unblocking of social networks in Iran was caused by a “technical glitch” and has already been promptly returned to its previous state. reports this Businessweek . The Iranian Mehr News agency reports, citing Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, a representative of the Iranian Internet control agency, that the removal of the block from social networks occurred as a result of a technical error, which was promptly corrected.

The international payment system PayPal is fully operational in Russia. According to Digit.ru , Russian users will be able to make ruble transactions from September 17. Since Tuesday, all PayPal functions have become available in rubles: this includes paying for purchases in online stores, accepting and transferring payments, and withdrawing funds to accounts in foreign (it was available before) and Russian banks.

The State Duma has introduced amendments to the anti-piracy law, expanding its scope to cover music, books and software. The bill was developed by deputies Robert Schlegel and Maria Maksakova-Igenbergs, according to the parliament’s website . The bill provides that all cases of copyright protection - for music, books, software and other works - will be heard by an intellectual property court. The only exception will be films that will remain under the jurisdiction of the Moscow City Court.