Russian Duma adopts 'site blacklist' bill
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#2Let the war begin! There will be a revolution by Autumn!
Re: Russian Duma adopts 'site blacklist' bill
#3Let the war begin! There will be a revolution by Autumn!
Revolution's chances are slim. Brain drain will definitely accelerate.
Re: Russian Duma adopts 'site blacklist' bill
#4It's also interesting to note that Elena Mizulina, one of the people behind the bill, called Wikipedia "pedophile lobbyists" after they went blank to attract attention to this bill.
Source: Interview http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&...
Re: Russian Duma adopts 'site blacklist' bill
#5If your government shuts down the internet, shut down your government!
Re: Russian Duma adopts 'site blacklist' bill
#6> ... the list of reasons for which the government will be allowed to shut down a site is now strictly defined ... (and) ... includes web pages which advocate suicide, substance abuse, excessively risky behavior, and child pornography.
Isn't this pretty much the same as they have in Australia and France?
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Australi...
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_France
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#7> ... the list of reasons for which the government will be allowed to shut down a site is now strictly defined ... (and) ... includes web pages which advocate suicide, substance abuse, excessively risky behavior, and child pornography. Isn't this pretty much the same as they have in Australia and France? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Australi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cens…
Similar, yes, but the key distinction is that neither Australia nor France are governed by an autocratic regime with a history of using such laws to exert political control.
For example, let's say a group is organizing and advertising a demonstration on a social network, and the odds are good that the protest will result in a police crackdown. Might this be excessively risky behavior? The Kremlin's answer would likely depend on the group, and whether the ruling party has a political interest to clamp down.
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#8> ... the list of reasons for which the government will be allowed to shut down a site is now strictly defined ... (and) ... includes web pages which advocate suicide, substance abuse, excessively risky behavior, and child pornography. Isn't this pretty much the same as they have in Australia and France? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Australi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cens…
Internet is the only place left,at least it was the only place, where people could criticize United Russia party and discuss the current situation in the country.
Now a simple blog post like "Lets go protest our government" could be considered as advocating risky behavior, and as such get blocked by Government.
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#9At least, the public outrage led to the exclusion of several extremely vague terms from the bill, like "information that might be harmful for children", so wikipedia blackout wasn't in vain, after all.
However, this showed us, once again, how incompetent our deputies are, when it comes to internet and technical stuff.
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#10> ... the list of reasons for which the government will be allowed to shut down a site is now strictly defined ... (and) ... includes web pages which advocate suicide, substance abuse, excessively risky behavior, and child pornography. Isn't this pretty much the same as they have in Australia and France? [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Australi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cens…
Similar, yes, but the key distinction is that neither Australia nor France are governed by an autocratic regime with a history of using such laws to exert political control. For example, let's say a group is organizing and advertising a demonstration on a social network, and the odds are good that the protest will result in a police crackdown. Might this be excessively risky behavior? The Kremlin's answer would likel…
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