Putin signs “Internet sovereignty” bill that expands censorship
In The News Piece in Ars Technica
Kremlin.ru / First Russian Internet Economy Forum
May 2, 2019
Robert Morgus and Justin Sherman were cited in Ars Technica about Putin signing Russia's internet isolation bill into law.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial "Internet sovereignty" bill that strengthens the government's control over the Russian Internet.
Back in March, we reported on Putin signing two other bills that gave the Russian government the power to punish people for the online publication of fake news and insults to public officials. The latest bill focuses lower on the technology stack.
The New America Foundation published a detailed analysis of the bill back in February: