Telegraphy

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday ordered that access to the Telegram messenger service be blocked in Russia, heralding possible communication disruption for millions of users in the latest clash between global technology firms and Russian authorities.

A Moscow court on April 13 ruled to block the popular messaging app Telegram in Russia, after it refused to give state security services access to private conversations.

Most Greek parents allow children under the age of 13 to use social media, according to a survey released on Monday.

Until May 15 is the deadline for the real application of the project for free wireless internet in the municipalities of the European Union, Mariya Gabriel said. ,,Now only the online registration on the website is available, she added.

Women in the new technologies sector are just under 20%, Europe's commissioner for digital economy and society, Maria Gabriel, said citing a new study by the European Commission. 80 million Europeans have never used the Internet, and 44% have no basic digital skills, she said.
 

The results of the survey on the use of ICT in households and individuals in 2017 show that in 2017 58.8% of the population between the ages of 16 and 74 use a computer every day or at least once a week at work, at home or elsewhere. This was announced by the National Statistical Institute.

The Russian Federal Security Service compiled a protocol against Telegram because of the refusal of the messenger to give access to user messages. This writes in its electronic edition, "Dojd" television, quoting a message from the founder of Telegram.

The number of Internet subscribers in Turkey has increased by 126 percent over the past four years, according to data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK), which also pointed to a sharp rise in mobile Internet use. 

Turkey has issued a maritime order, or NAVTEX, to reserve a sea area between the islands of Psara, Skyros and Evia for naval exercises, including the firing of live ammunition.

Amid concerns of tension following last week's collapse of Cyprus peace talks, Turkish warships were expected off the island's coast on Wednesday morning ahead of the scheduled drilling operations by the French-Italian energy consortium of Total and Eni.