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Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Navalny

Russia's communications watchdog has blocked access to a voting website linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over its ties to "extremist organisations".

Russia

Russia fines Booking.com record €14.9m for alleged market dominance

Russia's regulators said Booking.com had abused its market dominance by preventing hotels from offering lower prices on other services.

Stays

‘I did a home swap from Oxford to Spain and saved over €4,000’

We speak to a family of eight who have found a way to get free accommodation on holiday.

Tech News

The self-destructing website that you can tell your deepest secrets to

With unexpected beginnings, this self-destructing website caught the imaginations of hundreds of thousands of people during COVID.

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Russia

Russia blocks nearly 50 websites linked to Alexei Navalny

Russian authorities have restricted access to the website of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and dozens of other sites run by his close allies.

Tech News

Global internet outages: Banks, airlines and other services affected

Brief internet outages hit the websites and apps of dozens of financial institutions, airlines and other companies due in part to an issue with web services provider Akamai.

Tech News

Hong Kong security law used to close overseas pro-democracy website

Web host Wix was asked by Hong Kong police to shut down a website run by exiled activists. It has since reinstated it and apologised.

Belarus

TUT.BY: Independent Belarus media website blocked after raids

Belarus' Ministry of Information has stated that they had restricted access to TUT.BY following an order by the country's general prosecutor.

Travel News

These are the best websites to help with safe travel planning in 2021

We’ve compiled a list of all the most useful sites to ensure you enjoy your long awaited 2021 holiday.

France

As France ramps up vaccine rollout, some find ways to jump the queue

French authorities are trying to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations, but some people are tired of waiting and turning to new online tools to get a jab faster.

Living

The top 10 fashion brands with the dirtiest websites revealed

Fashion websites in the UK were rated on their carbon footprints. How much does each homepage generate in CO2?

Travel News

Travel websites took the biggest traffic hit in 2020

After a year where travel ground to a halt, online traffic is back on the rise.

Stays

This website lets you see the world through other people’s windows

Website WindowSwap means you can see snippets of the world without leaving the comfort of someone else’s home.

Europe Decoded

Splinter-net? Is the internet fracturing along geopolitical lines?

"There is a larger and disturbing trend where governments directly interfere with the internet, attempting to score short-term political points, without regard for the long-term damage," Konstantinos Komaitis, of the Internet Society, told Euronews.

Hungary

More than 80 journalists quit Hungarian news site after editor fired

Press freedom is under the spotlight in Hungary after the editor of independent news site Index was fired.

Europe Decoded

Germany denies removing Taiwan's flag from Foreign Ministry website

The flag is absent from the Foreign Ministry's website under Germany's "One China policy", a decision Taiwan says it is "unable to accept".

United Kingdom

Are coronavirus lockdowns encouraging online gambling?

Addiction specialists are worried that more people in the UK are placing bets while under lockdown, amid a surge in advertising for online gambling.

United Kingdom

Locked-down Europeans flock to British Museum's online collections

Egyptian mummies without the crowds: traffic to the museum's online galleries has more than tripled amid coronavirus lockdowns.

France

'Uber-ising medicine': Health chiefs slam sick note website in France

A newly launched online service in France provides valid sick notes after a video consultation. Health chiefs are not happy.

Italy

Italy's website that tracks lawmaking is down — and no one knows why

Established in April 2012 by the technocratic government of Mario Monti, the public portal has been used by successive governments to outline the progress of their policies through the legislative process.