Many countries, such as Iran and China, control what its citizens can access and say on the Internet, and Russia now? is heading in the same direction.
in the last month, the Russian government has worked to tighten online censorship, justifying his actions by saying it will help eliminate anti-terrorist groups and websites promoting activity illegal.
Russia is vying for a greater control over what its users can say, and adopted several laws that give their all. Earlier this year, the power to block websites considered a threat to the reputation and political interests of Russia, and websites promoting illegal activities was given to the communications regulator of Russia Roskomnadzor. What is interesting is that Roskomnadzor can bring any web site down, without a court order and have already done repeatedly, closing several opposition blogs, including chess master and political activist Garry Kasparov and a number of news channels. The blocks on both sites have since been lifted.
A law passed earlier this year and the entry into force on 1 August 2014, forcing foreign companies to move their servers in Russia to handle traffic Russian, and store data for six months. But for many Internet companies like Google and social media companies like Facebook and Twitter to execute this move would be a logistical nightmare, and the cost would be enormous. According to Karen Kazaryan, an analyst with the Russian Association of Electronic Communications, it will cost about $ 0 million to build servers and $ 10 million per year to maintain them.
This means that the communications regulator, Roskomnadzor would be able to monitor and control what its citizens are saying online - of course, this also means that the Russians would think twice display their thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, forums and other social media. Self-censorship is naturally in place, and that is something Putin applaud. It remains to be seen whether foreign companies will house servers in Russia, and if not, Russia will not permit its citizens to access popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google? Time will tell us.
Law Bloggers
Russia passed another law, called "Bloggers law" which also takes effect on 1 August This law means that all bloggers will be treated as a media and any blogger with over 3,000 page visits, including Twitter users with more than 3,000 followers, will have to register with the authorities. Interestingly, the equivalent law of China has a 5000 page view limit. According to Bloomberg Businessweek this means that companies like Twitter will keep the details when a user logs on and off, and to whom they send their messages. In addition, bloggers will have to publish their real name and contact details on their website. If they fail to comply with these rules, they face a hefty fine. . Human Rights Watch said "between 10 and 30 thousand rubles (US $ 280-840) for individuals and up to 300,000 rubles ($ 8,400) for legal entities Repeated violations incur higher fines - up to 50,000 rubles for individuals ($ 1,400) and up to 500,000 rubles ($ 14,000) for legal entities -. or administrative suspension of the site up to a month "
Recent talks were held between Twitter and Roskomnadzor. the result was a bit confused, with Russia saying that Twitter had agreed to block ten extremists and Twitter accounts refute this assertion. in the past, Putin called Twitter "a CIA project" and he is apparently also concerned that Russian companies will suffer in the hands of foreign companies operating in the country.
From what I can see, there is more than a matter of control and place a hold on a free and open internet - something we at HMA! not to applaud.
There is a solution!
Artyom Kozlyuk Internet watchdog Freedom independent Rublacklist.net recently told The Moscow Times "People are waking up to the fact that the government is hamfistedly regulates the Internet, and are more increasingly looking for tools to regain access to information. "
and these tools are VPN (virtual private networks). Many countries whose governments block websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter go round these restrictions by using a VPN.
You do not need to be a technical genius to understand what a VPN is and how to use one. Millions of people around the world, from all walks of life use in a number of ways; to bypass the geo-restricted content, access their pages government blocked to secure their data when Wi-Fi use and keep their online research, private.
When you connect to a VPN server, you are given a new IP address, allowing you to surf the net knowing your government can not spy on your online activity. Internet users from countries like China and Iran and Russia use a VPN to do just that.
We at HMA! believe that everyone has the right to express themselves and a free and open Internet is so important in the world we live in today. Taking this fundamental human right is something that we hate and actively seek to enforce.
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