Ban on Russian sites

Russian social media Odnoklassniki and VKontakte to be banned in Ukraine President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has enacted the decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) on implementing sanctions against social media websites VKontakte and Odnoklasniki. The presidential decree has been published on the head of state's website. 16.05.17 13:12 506 021 3 001 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Turchynov urges Internet access providers to start instantly blocking Russian content Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov called on the Internet service providers to begin blocking Russian sites subject to sanctions. 16.05.17 21:04 105 145 710 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

Poroshenko's decree blocking Russian social media takes effect President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko's decree to implement the decision of the National Security and Defense Council to block access to a number of Russian websites in Ukraine came into force on May 17, 2017. 17.05.17 13:42 93 307 538 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

"Kyiv willing to make its citizens blind and deaf," – Russian Foreign Ministry on banned social media The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is outraged by the sanctions Ukraine has imposed against popular Russian social media. 16.05.17 22:47 77 867 495 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

Ukrainian Facebook audience grew by 35% after blocking of Russian social networks. INFOGRAPHICS After the providers began blocking access to Russian social media, the Ukrainian Facebook audience grew by about 35% per day. Also, the audience of Ukrainian portals i.ua and ukr.net has grown significantly. 20.05.17 11:28 103 358 381 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

No punishment for using sanctioned Russian social media, NSDC says Ukraine will impose no penalties against Ukrainian users for visiting banned Russian social media, says head of information security department of the National Defense Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Valentyn Petrov. 19.05.17 13:47 67 354 292 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

Klimkin explained Russian social media ban to Council of Europe: Their activities generate hatred and wrangling At the Council of Europe meeting, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin explained the sanctions implemented in Ukraine against some Russian websites and social media. 19.05.17 17:58 28 327 154 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites

About 8,330 Ukrainian domains and 26 Ukrainian state bodies use services of banned Yandex, mail.ru, - source Approximately 8,330 Ukrainian domains (.ua) use mail services of the Russian Yandex and mail.ru web companies. Moreover, at least 26 domains of Ukrainian state authorities (.gov.ua) are using mail services provided by the designated Russian Internet companies. 24.05.17 17:35 35 377 53 Previously in trend: Ban on Russian sites