Russian government submitted a new anti-extremism legislation for approval to the Russian Parliament. News agency ITAR-TASS reports [1] that according to the news legislation, distribution of extremist content online can be punished with 5 years in jail. Vzglyad website explains [2] the legislation treates the publication of content in blogs as public distribution and makes the status of blogs similar to status of mass media.
Russia: New Legislation Against Online Extremism
· Written by Gregory Asmolov
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