celine (Jul 8, 2014 10:02:58 GMT -5)
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/maxseddon/angry-at-western-companies-russia-threatens-to-ban-the-entir
KIEV, Ukraine — Russia is closer than ever to all-encompassing China-style control of the internet after parliament passed a law on Friday that severely restricts users’ access to sites outside the Kremlin’s reach.Under the law, every site that collects Russian citizens’ personal data will be forced to store that data on servers located in Russia starting in September 2016, or face being placed on a blacklist. Though the bill is ostensibly aimed at protecting Russians vulnerable to sweeping Western intelligence gathering, it gives the Kremlin the de facto authority to ban virtually any website not under its legal control.Long the country’s freest platform for political expression, the internet has attracted particular suspicion and scorn from the Kremlin since activists organized huge protests against President Vladimir Putin in 2011. Putin said in April that the internet “was and remains a CIA project” and has signed a number of laws in recent months giving the Kremlin greater control over it. Websites that challenged the Russian line on the Ukrainian crisis have been banned without a court order. Bloggers with more than 3,000 followers will be required to register with the government. Liking or retweeting something prosecutors deem “extremist” is now punishable by up to five years in prison.Angry At Western Companies, Russia Threatens To Ban The Entire Internet
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A new law requiring all Russians' personal data to be stored in Russia creates a giant blacklist the Kremlin could use to block essentially...Donald Marshall Oh Vlad...Donald Marshall You won't stop me that easily...Laurence Mountford loool.. "Me vlad. me Ban internet, then me ride motorcycle. Because motorcycle eess freedom"Barbara Ives I know he is an evil bastard, but I must confess I have a "thing" for him. But then I always did go for assholes lol (my last 2 ex's)