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.
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Published in: oDRRussia’s Telegram ban is just the start of the battle over online anonymityThe ban on the popular social network and messaging app heralds a new era of pressure on online privacy, including...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s new foreign agent legislation will further silence independent mediaNew legislation targeting foreign media operating in Russia has evoked parallels with the US. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Published in: oDRRussia’s surveillance state is giving us a false sense of securityThe Russian state’s mass expansion of surveillance online and offline is not making citizens any safer.
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Published in: oDRRuNet: the ‘Shit List’In ten years, the number of active Russian internet users has leapt from 3% to 48% of the population, and counting....