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The Latvian National Council for Electronic Media (NEPLP) on Tuesday banned the retransmission of 16 more Russian-language TV channels in the country, including REN TV Baltic and NTV Mir Baltic. 

According to the New York Times, aides to US President Joe Biden believe that the US is "exhausted" in terms of imposing sanctions on Russia, and the country's leadership may cooperate with allies to "exert pressure."

Russia was able to surprise Western countries with the creation of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.

Ukrainian media reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposed sanctions by decision of the National Security and Defense Council against three opposition TV channels - 112. Ukraine, NewsOne and ZIK.

The personal accounts of businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin on Facebook and Twitter have been blocked without explanation, the press service of his company "Concord" reported on the social network "VKontakte".

Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders found a way to make money on his meme, which appeared on the network after the last inauguration ceremony of the 46th President of the United States Joe Biden.

Photo of Senator Bernie Sanders in mittens from the inauguration of US President Joe Biden went viral on social networks.

Vera Jourova, deputy head of the European Commission, said that the ability of corporations that own social networks, based on unclear criteria, to "silence" the US president could threaten free speech.

Experts say it is technically difficult to find out whether there was a missed call from a scammer, so it is advised not to call back to an unfamiliar number.

The management of Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, presented the audience of the popular messenger with a difficult choice.

According to US agencies, the massive cyber attack on federal agencies in the United States of America in December 2020 likely originated from Russia and was an attempt to obtain intelligence.

As RIA Novosti was told in the Complex of Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations of the capital, Moscow has risen three positions in the Smart Cities Index (Smart Centers Index) of Z / Yen and took 44th place in it.

The Lazarus hacker group attacked the developers of the coronavirus vaccine - the Ministry of Health and a pharmaceutical company in one of the Asian countries.

Pavel Durov told how he will monetize the Telegram messenger he created.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted in the first reading a bill on criminal liability for libel on the Internet, which also generally toughens penalties for such statements.