Enygger_Tzu
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https://www.france24.com/en/20190501-putin-signs-controversial-internet-law
Well, it seems Russia is on it's way to start protecting itself from an opposing cyber-attack.
And, after seeing the vast arrays of how the internet looks after Trump won, I can't imagine Putinter, Putingbook, Putintube or Putinpedia to be worse than their counterparts.
Will the day come that US and EU citizens may someday have to use Russian servers/internet/payment processors to evade western attacks on their free speech? We shall see.
At least the Russian counterparts won't be taking OUR governments money to attack and censor us...
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a "sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups.
Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessary to ensure the security of Russia's online networks but critics say the vaguely worded bill gives new censorship powers to government monitors.
The text of the law was published Wednesday but it will not come into effect until November.
The measures include creating technology to monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers, ostensibly to prevent a foreign country from shutting it down.
The authors of the initiative say Russia must ensure the security of its networks after US President Donald Trump unveiled a new American cybersecurity strategy last year that said Russia had carried out cyber attacks with impunity.
Well, it seems Russia is on it's way to start protecting itself from an opposing cyber-attack.
And, after seeing the vast arrays of how the internet looks after Trump won, I can't imagine Putinter, Putingbook, Putintube or Putinpedia to be worse than their counterparts.
Will the day come that US and EU citizens may someday have to use Russian servers/internet/payment processors to evade western attacks on their free speech? We shall see.
At least the Russian counterparts won't be taking OUR governments money to attack and censor us...