Mobile operator Megafon has blocked access to Google's link shortening service for some users. Complaints began to arrive on the afternoon of March 7. Updated: Megafon explained the blocking of goo.gl. \ \ Updated : added comment from a Roskomnadzor representative. When trying to access the goo.gl website or any links shortened through this service (for example, goo.gl/aNFWmS , leading to the mobile version of Yandex), some Megafon subscribers receive an error message.

10 epic Lego buildings On February 27, the animated film “Lego. Movie". Six days earlier, the film studio Warner Bros. announced that the second part of the film will be released in 2017. At the time of writing, the film has grossed more than $330 million worldwide, becoming an international success. In the wake of the special excitement associated with the popular construction set, TJournal publishes a selection of 10 grandiose Lego buildings.

Mobile operator Megafon named the reasons why access to Google's link shortening service was blocked on the afternoon of March 7. The company's explanation was received by TJournal. As Megafon spokeswoman Yulia Dorokhova explained, the company was investigating a series of fraudulent spam mailings containing links to malware that was aimed at stealing money from the personal accounts of the operator’s subscribers.

RIA Novosti published a photograph from a rally in support of the residents of Crimea, which took place on March 7 on Vasilievsky Spusk in Moscow. It shows black young people holding a placard. Bloggers noticed the unusual photo.

The popular mobile service for publishing short videos Vine has updated its rules, completely banning pornographic content. He announced this on his official blog . The creators of Vine reported that the changes in the rules will affect less than one percent of users, but will have a positive impact on the reputation of the service. As we watched our community grow and develop, we realized that a small percentage of videos were not suitable for it.

VKontakte is considering signing an anti-piracy memorandum from Roskomnadzor. ITAR-TASS reports this. Dmitry Sergeev. Photo from Kommersant newspaper The signing of documents may take place as early as May 2014 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. This information was confirmed to the agency by VKontakte executive director Dmitry Sergeev, adding that the company is consulting with Roskomnadzor and copyright holders.

Kolobok, the homeless terminator and the delusional war Author: Zalina Marshenkulova This week passed under the sign of the small DESATORY war with Crimea, with its insane causes and consequences (a siege survivor with a poster “Peace to the World” was fined 10 thousand rubles, for example).

Social network LIVR, which can only be accessed while intoxicated, turned out to be a hoax. reports Gizmodo . On March 6, many popular IT publications, including The Next Web, Engadget and Daily Dot, received a press release describing a social network called LIVR. His text described in detail the service for people under the influence of alcohol. To access LIVR, you allegedly need to connect a breath analyzer to your smartphone and drink a certain amount of strong drinks.

NewsWhip, a company that monitors the spread of news materials on social networks, suggested what the front pages of famous publications would look like if the materials on them were determined by Internet users. She spoke about the experiment on her official blog . NewsWhip conducted its research using Spike, a tool that allows you to determine which articles for a particular publication are the most popular on social networks.

Dmitry Sergeev, who took over the post of executive director of VKontakte in January 2014, stated that unknown persons forged Pavel Durov’s signature in corporate documents. Sergeev’s statement was made in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper. Updated : added comment by Ilya Perekopsky. During the interview, Dmitry Sergeev responded to a recent publication in the Izvestia newspaper, which stated that Durov had set his salary at more than 5 million rubles per month.

Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto, who left his home in the car of Associated Press journalists, gave the agency an exclusive interview. In it, he said that he is not the creator of Bitcoin. According to 64-year-old Satoshi Nakamoto (full name Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto), he is in no way associated with Bitcoin. He first heard about their existence three weeks ago, when his son Eric Nakamoto told him that journalists from Newsweek were trying to contact him.

A new intro video for the popular animated series The Simpsons was shot by French animator Sylvain Chomet. Artist Sylvain Chomet, best known for the animated features Trio de Belleville and The Illusionist, has created the intro for the new episode of The Simpsons, which will air on Sunday, March 9. The one-minute video plays on a number of stereotypical ideas about the French: for example, Homer Simpson eats snails, and Lisa plays the accordion.

On the night of March 7, unknown hackers hacked the website of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, placing on it the logo of the Ukrainian Cyber ​​Hundred. Later, the publication’s website stopped working altogether. Hackers placed a number of images on the main page of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta website with the colors of the Ukrainian flag in the background.

The authors of the Blocks project developed the idea of ​​a “smart watch” consisting of replaceable blocks. This is reported by Digital Trends . “Smart watches” Blocks will allow the user to determine which of the functional elements he needs at a given time and select the appropriate modules. For example, it will be possible to combine elements such as a fingerprint sensor, heart rate monitor, microphone, SIM card slot and camera.

Newsweek investigation into 64-year-old American Satoshi Nakamoto, considered the “father of Bitcoin” Author: Nastya Prazdnichnaya On March 6, Newsweek magazine published a long article investigating the identity of the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, coming closest to the answer. Due to the excessive detail, other journalists were able to extract Nakamoto's home address and a few hours later showed up at his door with cameras, and when he tried to escape, they continued the car chase .