Дамир Гайнутдинов

Damir Gainutdinov is a Candidate of Law, a co-founder of the Association of Internet Users and a legal analyst at the human-rights group, Agora. Since 2010, he has headed Agora's project on the defence of online freedom in Russia.

Russia’s Telegram ban is just the start of the battle over online anonymity

The ban on the popular social network and messaging app heralds a new era of pressure on online privacy, including for western internet companies.

By Дамир Гайнутдинов

/ 16 Apr 2018

Russia’s new foreign agent legislation will further silence independent media

New legislation targeting foreign media operating in Russia has evoked parallels with the US. Here’s why they’re wrong.

By Дамир Гайнутдинов

/ 24 Nov 2017

Russia’s surveillance state is giving us a false sense of security

The Russian state’s mass expansion of surveillance online and offline is not making citizens any safer.

By Дамир Гайнутдинов

/ 25 Aug 2017

RuNet: the ‘Shit List’

In ten years, the number of active Russian internet users has leapt from 3% to 48% of the population, and counting. The government reacted by introducing a register of blacklisted sites. But some users are fighting back. на русском языке

By Дамир Гайнутдинов

/ 21 May 2014

Рунет: единый «говнореестр»

За последнее десятилетие, количество активных пользователей Рунета выросло с 3% до 48% от общего числа населения и продолжает неуклонно расти. Государство отреагировало введением закона о «едином реестре запрещенных сайтов». Но пользователи сопротивляются.В интернет-сообществе исторически сильны т

By Дамир Гайнутдинов

/ 21 May 2014