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Russia's Internet Blacklist Law Takes Effect

Posted by timothy on from the age-limits-don'tcha-know dept.

another random user writes with this report from the BBC "A law that aims to protect children from harmful internet content by allowing the government to take sites offline has taken effect in Russia. The authorities are now able to blacklist and force offline certain websites without a trial. The law was approved by both houses of parliament and signed by President Vladimir Putin in July. If the websites themselves cannot be shut down, internet service providers (ISPs) and web hosting companies can be forced to block access to the offending material."

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  1. Sick of the "for the children" excuse. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'd have so much more respect for governments if they'd just come out and say "we're doing it because fuck you people who think different."

    1. Re:Sick of the "for the children" excuse. by alexo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, TFA says that a poll taken in July when the law was passed, shows that the Russian people support the blacklist 62% to 16%. The Russian government seems to have the support of the people on this issue.

      Of course.

      The Russian people is known to be very active in their support for their government.
      In fact, in the last parliamentary elections, the voter turnout was up to 146%.

      You cannot argue with such numbers.

  2. Coming soon to the USA by banbeans · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "for the children"

  3. first on the list by wbr1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    First is any site praising pussy riot. Pussy is bad for children you know.
    In Putins's Russia, government fucks pussy.

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  4. Is this part of by bobstreo · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The UN takeover of the Internet? Or just a portent of the way things will work in the future?

    Clippy says "I see you're trying to access a site that we think you shouldn't. Would you like me to report you to the authorities?"

  5. In the first place... by cvtan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The internet was not meant for children.
    There is no second place.
    What's next? Make the internet safe for babies and kittens?

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  6. Re:Another backward contry goes crazy over interne by jameshofo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Because its a country that has taken the steps to categorize and censor the internet to a set standard, at face value the intent is pure. But what does that mean? It means they have the power and most notably the interest to "blacklist and force offline certain websites without a trial.". So yea I'd say that's news, even if it isn't "U.S. news".

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  7. Re:Another backward contry goes crazy over interne by Jeng · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because we all hoped that Russia would stop being backwards, and here we have Russia taking backwards to a whole other level.

    The Russian people had a chance at freedom, but they lost it.

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  8. Not much different from US of A by Vicarius · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How is this different from FBI shutting child pornography websites, or taking over DNS records of websites that infringe copyrights? I am not saying that what Russians are doing is right, but lets not forget that we already have the same system and laws in place over here.

    As for "save the children" argument that Russians used, I believe pretty much the same argument was used to give US law enforcement power to prosecute child pornography cases. It is hard to argue that government had some other intentions, but if it Russians...then of course they have to be different and have to have an ulterior motive.