In Russia, the Republic Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assemblage of Russian legislature, unanimously approved the first version of the new law that would forbid the use of VPNs as well as online anonymizers like the Tor browser if they don’t block access to web-sites on a government-run list.
That list of websites will include any sites that produce software that can bypass the restriction. The government also wants search engines to exclude references to blocked websites so civilians don’t recognize what it is they are not entitled to see.
The bill was passed in record time following FSB Director, Alexander Bortnikov, presenting an hour-long lecture to Duma delegates in a private meeting, in which he told how serious it was that the law was enacted and passed quickly.
In a letter describing the law, Duma delegates argue that the bill is necessary because the current censorship appliance in place is "not effective enough."
An another law that also claimed its first section this period will require mobile phone operators to:
- Recognize specific users
- Block communications if requested to do so by the state
- Allow the jurisdictions to send their own messages to all users
Any businesses that fail to comply with the laws can be fined up to one million rubles ($16,500).
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