The Russian government tightens online censorship and repression on Internet privacy. Recent events have led to always tighten the Russian Internet censorship and crack down on Internet privacy . Rumors have surfaced of what could become an exclusively Russian Internet; the founder of the largest social network in Russia was shot and fled Russia; and authorities are repressing bloggers and foreign technology companies. Here is a report on the latest developments on the Russian Internet.
new laws against bloggers and non-Russian Internet companies
Duma (lower house of parliament ) amended a law in April of information that require all Russian bloggers with more than 3,000 visitors per day to register with the authorities that the media This also includes those who have many followers on Twitter and social media, and that means they must control and rigid guidelines .. non-compliance will result in heavy fines by the supervisory authority Roskomnadzor media. Since the traditional media was censored and full of government propaganda for years , opponents of the government have turned to the Internet to debate and freedom of expression. With the new limitations, the Kremlin soothes effectively against his opponents by imposing self-censorship. Already, Roskomnadzor has the power to stop "extremist" sites and discussion forums.
The same month, the Duma voted to legislate foreign Internet companies to retain all national data in Russia for at least half a year . It is feared that companies like Facebook and Google want to support data center costs and servers in Russia. The costs are estimated at $ 0 million for construction and $ 10 million a year to maintain to these giants. It could lead them to lose market share to much smaller scale, the Russian competitors. But even Mr. Durov VKontakte says TechCrunch that. " the country is now incompatible with the Internet companies to present "
most influential founder of the social network Kremlin Russia Sacks
April 1st, the founder of the 100 million-strong user social network VKontakte announced his resignation as an April Fool. Although the joke was taken over later by the founder, Pavel Durov, he now claims that Mr. Putin's friends took control of VKontakte . Mr. Durov said he left Russia without return plans. The founder refused to cooperate with the authorities, declined to provide details on the Ukrainian anti-government demonstrators and refused to support the closure of the accounts of opposition groups.
has Homebuilt Russian Internet Cheburashka
a prominent member of the Russian parliament suggested the development of a completely Russian Internet called Cheburashka that would be accessible only within Russia. Senator later argued that it would be used for scientific purposes and information. Along the same line, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that Putin backed commission advocates a system that allows the government to inspect and censor all data passing through Russian servers
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL ). suggests that self-censorship is common in countries that punish those who publish content deemed immoral or threatening the regime. Glenn Kates, RFE / RL Manager digital initiatives, writes in a recent article, " Users and companies are aware that their online activity may be monitored at any time and themselves become actors in creating a censorship environment . "
What's next in the privacy of the Internet and censorship?
We can only speculate on the future of the Kremlin, Roskomnadzor, Russian censorship and privacy online. We are strong supporters of free speech and democracy, saying that everyone should have the right to express their opinion and discuss issues in an orderly manner. that is why we are still standing for the protection of your data, your privacy and your access to all the information you want. as the current developments suggest, this could be just the tip of the iceberg of constant tightening censorship policy. Anything can happen and, who knows, maybe one day soon we will face a great firewall of Russia. Hope for the best
change News July 27, 2014
Russia Now reported that Putin on July 22 signed the law that required the internal storage of personal data of Russians. The new law describes in detail how to process this information and gives Roskomnadzor has extended the right to restrict access to non-compliant sites. online businesses have until 2016 to comply or they will be on the black list and unavailable in Russia.
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