Russia's parliament votes for internet censorship law

[edgarshade]

BBC News

11 July 2012 Last updated at 19:59

Russia's parliament has voted to approve a law that would give the government the power to force certain internet sites offline without a trial.

The blacklist is now restricted to sites offering details about how to commit suicide, material that might encourage users to take drugs, images featuring the sexual abuse of children, and pages that solicit children for pornography.

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[23536]

no bluelight.ru in Russia then?

 

[Crankinit]

Knowing Russia, 'might encourage users to take drugs' will include HR sites, they're notoriously aggressive about stomping out HR efforts such as needle exchanges, so I don't see that changing when it comes to the internet.

Isn't that phrase an oxymoron anyway? If they're a 'user' then they're already taking drugs... unless they meant internet user instead of drug user?

 

[LuGoJ]

no bluelight.ru in Russia then?

That's what i first thought about. Is there a mirror site somewhere just in case?

 

[PerekurPro]

Law has passed second reading...
My country is going to doom...

 

[edgarshade]

no bluelight.ru in Russia then?

....or anywhere if they do something nasty with the domain registration, I guess. Might be an idea to get bluelight aliased on other top level domains for safe keeping.

 

[thujone]

So... more riots in the streets come November, I take it. Anyway, doesn't Australia already have an internet blacklist?

 

[Crankinit]

So... more riots in the streets come November, I take it. Anyway, doesn't Australia already have an internet blacklist?

Nope, it never happened.

 

[opi8]

^ We do have a blacklist, the same one we've had for years already. It's nothing new, but we do have one.