icon bookmark-b
icon bookmark
icon camera
icon check
icon chevron down
icon chevron left
icon chevron right
icon chevron up
icon close
icon v-compress
icon download
icon edit
icon v-expand
icon fb
icon file
icon filter
icon flag ru
icon full chevron down
icon full chevron left
icon full chevron right
icon full chevron up
icon gp
icon ins
icon mail
icon move
icon-music
icon muted
icon nomuted
icon ok
icon v-pause
icon v-play
icon search
icon share
icon sign in
icon sign up
icon stepback
icon stepfor
icon swipe down
icon tag
icon tags
icon tg
icon trash
icon tw
icon vk
icon yt
icon wt
icon fm
العربية
ESP
РУС
DE
FR
RS
Where to watch
Schedule
RT News App
Question more
WATCH elite Russian drone unit hunt Ukrainian UAVs | Russia-Ukraine conflict
live
Russia & Former Soviet Union
World News
Business
India
Africa
RT Features
Analysis
Opinion
Entertainment
Shows
Projects
WATCH elite Russian drone unit hunt Ukrainian UAVs | Russia-Ukraine conflict
Home
Trends
SOPA
GOP, big business seek to expand domestic surveillance with CISA
Only a week after Congress passed reforms to curb Patriot Act spying, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and big business lobbyists are moving to expand domestic surveillance.
Jun 12, 2015 00:09
Mega says US urged PayPal to cease working with it based on end-to-end encryption
PayPal will no longer process customer payments for the cloud-storage service Mega based on the latter’s use of client-side encryption. Kim Dotcom’s Mega says the decision stems from powerful American corporate influences leaning on the e-commerce site.
Feb 27, 2015 20:24
Reddit, Mozilla, rights groups to protest online snooping in memory of Aaron Swartz
On February 11, a broad coalition of internet-involved organizations will go online to protest massive electronic surveillance by various governments. The action hopes to repeat the successful beating of SOPA/PIPA bills in 2012.
Jan 14, 2014 06:16
Obama task force revives SOPA provision outlawing online streaming
Sharing a song on YouTube could soon become a felony: the United State Department of Commerce is asking Congress to increase the penalties for streaming copyrighted work, reviving a provision from the failed Stop Online Piracy Act.
Aug 7, 2013 17:22
Unlocking phones might become legal again after White House weighs in
The White House says that it disagrees with a new law that makes unlocking cell phones a criminal offense.
Mar 4, 2013 22:01
'ACTA and SOPA for the blind': US, EU block treaty benefiting the visually impaired
The US and the EU are adamantly defending media copyright laws in their latest attempt to tackle counterfeit goods online. But while publishers reap the benefits, disabled persons suffer - and some even say they are being discriminated against.
Oct 23, 2012 20:59
More
Top stories
Pro-EU ruling party wins controversial Armenia vote
EXPLAINER
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is poised to stay in office, potentially causing a breakup with key partner Russia
Latest
Top Stories
Moscow comments on Armenian election results
Netanyahu has ‘no choice’ on Iran deal – Trump
French jets down mystery drone over Latvia (VIDEO)
South Africa tightens Ebola defenses at borders
Entire UK attack submarine fleet unfit for service – media
Opinion
The EU’s ‘strictest-ever migration law’ won’t change anything
Stealth jets, subs, missiles: The sub-continental arms race you can’t ignore
Why are Americans fleeing their homeland?
What the hell happened to Christopher Nolan? The Odyssey casting backlash explained
Ukraine is causing more regime change in the EU than in Russia
The end of SWIFT? China’s digital leap in Africa
Scott Ritter: Cuba could be the bite Trump can’t chew
Zelensky’s fascism fetish is booming, and the West is still (mostly) okay with it
Latest videos
RT News - June 9 2026 (09:00 MSK)
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I came to see Russia because global hegemony is collapsing’ – Andrew Tate
RT News - June 8 2026 (17:00 MSK)
Starobelsk. No Child Should Die
RT News - June 8 2026 (09:00 MSK)
RT Features
‘Everyone lost’: Russian experts break down Armenia’s election shockwaves
FEATURE
From Zanzibar to St. Petersburg: The 130-year history of Russia-Tanzania ties
FEATURE
‘Poles, Russians, and Jews must be exterminated’: The bloody history of Zelensky’s heroes (DISTURBING CONTENT)
FEATURE
The first global meme war is over. America lost
FEATURE
Add to home screen