The activists were detained on the eve of the rally, following correspondence in the messenger. Photo sochi.news In Sochi, 50 participants in the anti-corruption action on June 12 were unable to attend the event because they were detained in advance by the police. As the lawyer of the detainees, Mikhail Benyash, told Current Time , the police were monitoring the activists in the closed Telegram chat “Aquarium Fishes,” although they did not have the right to do so.

Creator of the Ethereum blockchain platform and the second most popular cryptocurrency, cooperating with authorities and companies. Vitalik Buterin.

Replicas of the heroes of “Star Wars”, “Despicable Me” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” continue the promotion of the service. Yandex.Taxi launched advertising for the service on the STS TV channel, embedded in famous films without violating the context. Three versions of promotional videos were published on his Facebook page by the company’s marketing director, Daniil Shuleiko.

An interactive short film about a mysterious box with Polaroids that can be taken from any user’s Instagram. New York software developer Noah Levenson presented an interactive short film called “Weird Box,” in which any Instagram user's photos can cause a quarrel between a couple. The project was noticed by PetaPixel. To show a short film, you must indicate the user's nickname on the WeirdBox.tv website and wait for the video to load.

Nezygar himself called this publication a “failure.” Photo from the publication “Sign” Updated (June 29, 13:50): on Oleg Kashin’s blog A second publication about “Nezygar” has appeared , where the alleged name of the author of the Telegram channel is actually revealed, and errors in his biography about age and place of birth are also corrected.

The Ukrainian government is considering an option in which the national team will refuse to participate in the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in Russia. The country's authorities want the team to pass the qualifying round and “demonstratively boycott the tournament.” Izvestia about this .

An alternative history with a dash of science fiction and mysticism from the director of District 9. The film Firebase takes place in 1970 in Vietnam. The plot centers on soldier Hines, who, in a team with a CIA agent, encounters an inexplicable entity - the River God. The creature can bend space and time and influence the minds of people. In addition, those who died next to him come to life, but under the skin they become some kind of spiders.

Anything. Nikolai Nikiforov at SPIEF. Photo of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications There are only a few days left before Pavel Durov’s messenger is blocked, according to the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov. Against this background, the department mistakenly blocks Google.ru, fights against VPNs, tries to eliminate the vulnerability of the blocking system, and at the same time complains about the lack of legislative initiative to solve some of the problems.

Senators of the Federation Council are considering the issue of blocking foreign media outlets or broadcasting in Russia and in Russian. about this .

Shooter game designer John Romero got rid of the antiques in a few days. Original Doom 2 floppy disks. Photo by George Romero from eBay Game designer and co-founder of id Software John Romero sold on eBay his set of five original floppy disks (3.5 inches) with the legendary shooter Doom 2 (version 1.7), released in 1994. The winning bid was $3,150, or 187 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate. It is unknown who exactly became the buyer of rare copies.

The building was built in the 1700s. in Kyoto on June 30 will open A new Starbucks location . It will be housed in a building that dates back to the Edo period (1603–1868) in the 1700s and served as a tea house until 2005. The premises were renovated, but they decided to leave it as close as possible to the traditional buildings of the old city.

German police got drunk and rioted before the G20 summit. The boss explained that the employees were celebrating a birthday and asked them to forgive them. Photo by DPA The G-20 summit will be held in Hamburg from July 7 to 8, which will be attended by world leaders, including the presidents of the United States and Russia. A week before, a scandal occurred in the city: Berlin police officers who arrived to guard the event staged a drunken party on the street.

The department did this after Durov pointed out the published data. The head of Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, told Interfax that he was ready to independently enter information about Telegram into the register of information dissemination organizers. The head of the department noted that publicly available data may not be enough. Updated (18:33): Roskomnadzor refused to block Telegram.

Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg considered the issue of holding a referendum on the status of St. Isaac's Cathedral. As a result, parliament recognized that the demands of members of opposition factions were contrary to the law. Procession of the cross at St. Isaac's Cathedral. Photo by Igor Russak, RIA Novosti The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, the majority of which is occupied by United Russia deputies, agreed to consider the issue only the fourth time.

Pavel Durov agreed to enter data for registering Telegram in the register of information dissemination organizers in Russia. He noted that this information is in the public domain and published it on his VKontakte page. The creator of Telegram drew attention to the statement of the head of Roskomnadzor, who promised that the agency would not gain access to users’ correspondence if the messenger was registered.