Russian meme lovers have to be extra careful who to show their masterpieces to, because the image macros can apparently get them sued. Roskomnadzor, the country's agency responsible for controlling ...

Russian anti-corruption campaigner and opposition figure Alexei Navalny addresses a protest against new anti-terrorism legislation approved by President Vladimir Putin that critics say will curb basic ...

When we say “meme”, we usually mean an internet meme. An Internet meme is an idea (and some content embodying this idea) spread via the Internet. Memes are usually created in the internet community ...

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It all blew up about a month ago, when one Twitter user shared a picture of a massive cat haunting a depressed-looking lady in from her bedroom door, under the caption “im looking at russian memes and ...

Roskomnadzor (Russia's state internet regulator) posted an advisory using a meme - which was then misinterpreted as a blanket ban Despite what some have reported, Vladimir Putin did not actually "ban ...

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. Some of the thousands of posts from ...

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russia's Olympic team will not be allowed to compete in the games. The decision comes after the country was exposed for ...

We’ve gathered the creme de la “meme” of social media pages dedicated to Slavic memes: from wise grandmas to Adidas-wearing gopniks, dancing soldiers and all manner of unclassifiable Slavic absurdity ...

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Kevin Rothrock, who wrote the article, "The Kremlin has declared war on memes" for Global Voices and Quartz. He talks about the Russian ruling banning the use of a ...