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The law in question is 242-FZ. It has nothing to do with censorship, but to do with data localization: Keeping the data of Russian citizens within the border of
by kenbaylor 10y ago
The law in question is 242-FZ. It has nothing to do with censorship, but to do with data localization: Keeping the data of Russian citizens within the border of Russia.
With the adoption of the GDPR by the EU in 2018, such approaches may become more common.
- meshr 10y agoWhat if someone violates 242-FZ? His website will be blocked i.e. censored. 242-FZ is about destroying the Internet.
- wfunction 10y agoWhat bothers me is, how do they tell someone is a Russian citizen?!
- meshr 10y agoNo one knows. No one cares too. The gist of this action is to use censorship as a tool to make money.