Contents
- 1 The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation wants to create its own operating system based on Android
- 2 In the Russian Federation, they may allow crypto trading with friendly countries
- 3 The organizers of the attacks spent more than 18 billion dollars on spreading fake information about Russia
- 4 Twitch and Discord may be blocked after the creation of domestic counterparts
- 5 Belarusian expert believes that eSports in the country so far is in a weak position
- 6 Andrey Kanchelskis believes that Russia bribed rivals at the 2018 World Cup
The Ministry of Digital Development plans to create a new OS based on Android, cryptocurrency in the Russian Federation can become a means of international settlements, and according to the Safe Internet League, more was spent on information attacks on Russia 18 billion dollars. When, according to the State Duma, Discord and Twitch should be blocked, what is happening in Belarusian eSports and who accuses the Russian Federation of buying matches, read in the weekly news digest from Login Casino.
The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation wants to create its own operating system based on Android
To develop a new mobile OS, they plan to involve such companies as Rostelecom, Yandex, Sberbank and VK. This system will be more budgetary than that developed for the public sector by Rostelecom; “Aurora”. For the novelty, the publicly available open code of the Android OS will be used.
An analogue of Google Mobile Services – that is, a set of applications.
In the Russian Federation, they may allow crypto trading with friendly countries
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov spoke about this possibility. The thaw in digital currencies is due to difficulties with the use of the dollar and the euro, and therefore the settlements in them have ceased. transactions with countries friendly to the Russian Federation. At the moment, the decision has not yet been made and is being discussed at the highest levels of government. However, if it is still approved, then a special mechanism will be formed for crypto-settlements.
The organizers of the attacks spent more than 18 billion dollars on spreading fake information about Russia
This figure was announced by Ekaterina Mizulina, director of the Safe Internet League. According to her, this amount was required to finance the creation of fakes, the purchase of advertising traffic on them and promotion through foreign agents-bloggers, starting from February 2022.
Apart from this, also “investments” demanded to boost search results and create informational publications designed to discredit the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Twitch and Discord may be blocked after the creation of domestic counterparts
The same approach should apply to any other foreign services, according to Andrei Svintsov, deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy. Moreover, these analogues should not only be created, but also be competitive.
Andrey Svintsov also notes that if the platforms grossly violate the laws of the Russian Federation and the situation becomes unacceptable, then the services should be blocked. However, it is worth sticking to the system: regulation, warning, penalties, and only after that blocking.
This approach is somewhat at odds with the opinion of Ekaterina Mizulina, who previously suggested immediately blocking all platforms that do not comply with the legislative requirements of Russia.
Belarusian expert believes that eSports in the country so far is in a weak position
The opinion was voiced in an interview by the director of the eSports organization Pavaga Gaming Alexander Molochnikov. He noted that Belarus is very far behind in the development of e-sports both from the leaders of the sphere and from its geographical neighbors. The country cannot boast of a large number of teams, strong media support or infrastructure.
At the same time, the expert notes the positive dynamics of the industry over the past few years and says that hope for there is still an improvement. At the same time, at the moment the issue is not underfunding, but the lack of personnel, good infrastructure and events. In addition, recognition of the sphere as a sport at the state level is required.
Andrey Kanchelskis believes that Russia bribed rivals at the 2018 World Cup
The footballer, who was noted in the English “Manchester United”, Donetsk “Shakhtar”, Kyiv “Dynamo” and the Russian national team, claims that during the home World Cup 2018, the Russian Federation bribed the opposing teams, which allowed it to reach the quarter finals. The athlete especially insists on bribing the Spanish team.
Russian experts called the accusations nonsense and demanded proof.