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#RussianParliament approves a bill punishing online searches for information deemed ‘#extremist’
Updated 6:47 AM EDT, July 25, 2025
MOSCOW (AP) — "The Russian parliament’s upper house on Friday quickly approved a bill that punishes #OnlineSearches for information officially branded 'extremist,' the latest in a series of moves by authorities to tighten control of the internet.
The legislation makes what it describes as 'deliberately searching for and accessing extremist materials' online punishable by a fine of up to the equivalent of $64.
"The bill, which was endorsed by the lower house earlier this week, is now set to be signed into law by President Vladimir #Putin.
The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad and includes opposition groups like the #AntiCorruptionFoundation, created by the late opposition leader #AlexeiNavalny, and the 'international #LGBT movement.'
"It’s not clear how authorities will track down violators.
"Officials and lawmakers said ordinary internet users won’t be affected and only those who methodically seek outlawed content will be targeted. They didn’t explain how authorities would differentiate between them.
"Russians widely use #VPN services for access to #BannedContent, but authorities have sought to tighten restrictions and close the loopholes. The state communications watchdog has increasingly used technology to analyze traffic and block specific VPN protocols.
"Russian authorities have ramped up their multipronged #crackdown on dissent after sending troops into #Ukraine in February 2022.
"Since then, online #censorship and prosecutions for social media posts and comments have soared.
"Multiple independent news outlets and rights groups have been shut down, labeled as 'foreign agents' or outlawed as 'undesirable.' Hundreds of #activists and critics of the #Kremlin have faced criminal charges."
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Going online in #Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous
By DASHA LITVINOVA
Updated 7:34 AM EDT, August 5, 2025
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — "YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.
"Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous.
"It’s not a network glitch but a deliberate, multipronged and long-term effort by authorities to bring the internet under the #Kremlin’s full control. Authorities adopted #RestrictiveLaws and banned #websites and #platforms that won’t comply. Technology has been perfected to monitor and manipulate online traffic.
"While it’s still possible to circumvent restrictions by using virtual private network apps, those are routinely blocked, too.
"Authorities further restricted internet access this summer with widespread shutdowns of cellphone internet connections and adopting a law punishing users for searching for content they deem illicit.
"They also are threatening to go after the popular WhatsApp platform while rolling out a new “national” messaging app that’s widely expected to be heavily monitored.
"President #VladimirPutin urged the government to 'stifle' foreign internet services and ordered officials to assemble a list of platforms from 'unfriendly' states that should be restricted."
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Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and YouTube is increasingly difficult due to extensive online censorship. The Kremlin has blocked or throttled thousands of websites and apps over the past decade. VPNs, once a workaround, are frequently blocked. This summer, authorities further restricted internet access by shutting down cellphone internet connections and penalizing users for searching illicit content. It's a deliberate, multipronged and long-term effort by authorities to bring the internet under the Kremlin’s full control. Experts warn that Russia is edging closer to making its internet a tightly controlled, isolated space.
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War criminal Putin wants our alliances to be destroyed, and #PutinsPuppet Trump has a habit of doing whatever Putin wants him to do. #RussiaFirst #politics
Can there be any doubt that Republicans bend the knee to Russia?
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Trump fires the entire US military leadership, replacing experienced 4 star generals with lower rank Trump loyalists.
Putin must be celebrating every day this year.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/21/politics/trump-fires-top-us-general-cq-brown/index.html
In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.
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