Internet Freedom Under Attack – Russia passes law curbing Internet

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Internet Freedom Under Attack – Russia passes law curbing Internet

Washington Post – The Russian parliament passed a hastily introduced law Wednesday that allows the government to impose limits on the Internet, prompting fears that it could prove a first step toward censorship of a previously unbridled forum. The measure, presented as a way to protect children by eliminating Web sites devoted to child pornography, pedophilia, illegal drug use and suicide, won broad support in the State Duma, or lower house, where 441 of 450 members voted for it. Read Article

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