Russia .. Law of the Internet is controversial

Came into effect on Monday Russian law is controversial on "black lists" of websites, intended to protect minors from information "serious." However, many observers feared that the goal of the law to impose censorship on the network in Russia.
Law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday before it was published Monday in the official newspaper provides
for the establishment of a register regulates the activities of federal Web sites that contain information prohibited by law, and force the owners or service providers to shut down, according to the agency "AFP."


According to the document, which does not provide further clarification "that the establishment, composition and management of this record will revert to a device in the executive branch, he received authorization from the Russian government."


And approved Chambers of the Russian parliament in mid-July, the law which aims to link pornographic sites on the sexual exploitation of children or encourage the consumption of drugs or give instructions on how to commit suicide.


But many observers doubt that he intended to suppress Internet freedom in the country.


In less than 3 months has strengthened Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has returned to the Kremlin in May, his control of the Russian civil society movement after unprecedented protests, and that by adopting a series of laws considered by the opposition of the means of repression.

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