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How Social Media Recommendation Algorithms Shape Content, Behavior, and Regulation Worldwide
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Fake GTA and Ghost Casino Apps Flood Google Play Early Access with Scam Promises
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Meta Allows Over 50 Paid Ads Sexualizing Minors to Run on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads
OtherRussian Ministry Proposes Mandatory Phone-Number Authentication for Foreign Websites and Apps
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development has drafted new rules requiring foreign websites and applications to authenticate users in Russia exclusively through phone numbers. The measure forms part of the third anti-fraud package known as Antifraud 3.0 and would eliminate email, social-media logins and other traditional methods. Foreign service operators would also be obliged to retain registration, login and account-deletion records for three years and to hand them over to Russian law-enforcement agencies upon request. Amendments are planned for Article 8 of the law On Information, with submission to the State Duma scheduled for autumn 2026. Experts warn that many international companies may refuse to build separate authentication flows for the Russian market, potentially leading some services to exit Russia entirely. The proposal also raises enforcement questions for already-blocked platforms such as Facebook and Instagram owned by Meta.
Personal Digital Resilience: Strategies to Secure Access Chains and Preserve Data Portability
The article explores how individuals can strengthen their digital infrastructure against service outages, lost access, and data loss without turning maintenance into a full-time project. It defines digital resilience through two pillars: security against unauthorized access and reduced dependence on any single provider, especially when regulators in different jurisdictions interfere. The author maps real-world processes to digital services, access methods, and stored data, then outlines recovery formulas for each failure scenario. Practical steps include auditing password-manager entries, eliminating circular dependencies, separating recovery roots by jurisdiction, and exporting data in portable formats. Special attention is given to secrets such as TOTP seeds and recovery codes, which are stored in an encrypted offline archive whose master password exists only on paper. The resulting structure features two independent trees rooted at Yandex and Google, with all critical services backed by verifiable exports and tested recovery paths.