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Belarus Bans Use of Foreign Websites

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 2, 2012 @08:01AM from the technological-island-nation dept.

bs0d3 writes "A new law in Belarus prohibits people from using 'foreign' websites. The law requires that all companies and individuals who are registered as entrepreneurs in Belarus use only domestic Internet domains for providing online services, conducting sales, or exchanging email messages. The tax authorities and the secret police are authorized to investigate violations."

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Thank you, Belarus by Samantha+Wright · 2012-01-02 08:07 · Score: 5, Insightful

Thank you for providing us anti-SOPA people with a rhetorical example of an internet rights disaster that is less politically sensitive than China. (Also, it may be time for another revolution.)

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SOPA by kurt555gs · 2012-01-02 08:08 · Score: 5, Insightful

This is different from post SOPA USA how?

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Re:Geek perspective: websites by houstonbofh · 2012-01-02 08:30 · Score: 5, Insightful

Once SOPA passes, and US companies start to offshore both domain names and hosting, how long before a law like this passes here? Don't say it could never happen. A lot of "nevers" have happened in the past few years. I never thought US Citizens could be dissapeared on US soil either.
Re:Geek perspective: websites by sortius_nod · 2012-01-02 08:57 · Score: 5, Insightful

As a non-American, the US is viewed as repressive, & we all assume the dictatorship bit will come soon (not that it's really needed). More & more the US is looking like 1920's Germany.