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    Russian MPs back bills enabling Moscow to block US social media

    Russian authorities could gain powers to restrict access to US social media sites found to discriminate against Russian media, and to levy big fines on platforms that do not delete banned content, under bills passed by the parliament’s lower house.


    The authors of the two bills said infractions by YouTube and Facebook demonstrated the need for the legislation, which is part of a push to increase Russia’s internet sovereignty and has fuelled fears of creeping China-style controls.


    The first bill would allow Russia to restrict access to or fully block websites, following what lawmakers said were complaints from state outlets that their accounts were being treated with prejudice by Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.


    Twitter began labelling the accounts of several Russian media outlets with the description “state-affiliated media“, along with those of their senior staff and some key government officials in August, in a move decried by Russia at the time.


    The second bill would allow Russia to fine internet providers and sites between 10% and 20% of their previous year’s Russia-based turnover for repeatedly failing to remove banned content.


    The bill sets a maximum fine of 8m roubles (£79,000) for the first time sites fail to delete content containing calls for extremist activity, information about recreational drugs or child sexual abuse.


    The bill’s authors said YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram had failed to remove hundreds of pages containing prohibited content as required by Russian law.


    The two bills are expected to become law, although they still need to be approved by the upper house and signed by the president, Vladimir Putin.


    Sites such as YouTube have become vital resources for critics of the Kremlin who say they are in effect banned from state television that is broadcast across Russia’s 11 time zones.


    Google, Twitter and Facebook did not immediately respond to request for comment from Reuters.

    Russian MPs backs bills enabling Moscow to block US social media | World news | The Guardian
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    Well of course the western companies are raving hypocrites. Labeling Russian state media but not labeling BBC or CBC the same way. China was smart. Don't let these dishonest hacks in at all

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    Awwww widdle Vlad is upset he can't post his bollocks all over social media.

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    It's funny how that bill gets all the headlines when the one that really matters is this one. Now the Russian people will have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get their stolen roubles back. But who knows, perhaps whoever gains power will get greedy and decide they want his winnings.

    Putin signs bill granting lifetime immunity to former Russian presidents
    Putin signs bill granting lifetime immunity to former Russian presidents | Russia | The Guardian

    P.S. No doubt our resident Putin arselickers will be along to defend this nonsense.
    P.P.S. And baldy orange loser will be asking "Can I do that?".

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Putin signs bill granting lifetime immunity to former Russian presidents
    And families

    Shouts out to everybody what a creep he is.

    A constitution that begs to be redone

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    the western companies are raving hypocrites
    You think so ?

    Like google, when they help out getting the thai Lese Majes..... jailed ?

    Guess you're right

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    It's funny how that bill gets all the headlines when the one that really matters is this one. Now the Russian people will have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get their stolen roubles back. But who knows, perhaps whoever gains power will get greedy and decide they want his winnings.



    Putin signs bill granting lifetime immunity to former Russian presidents | Russia | The Guardian

    P.S. No doubt our resident Putin arselickers will be along to defend this nonsense.
    P.P.S. And baldy orange loser will be asking "Can I do that?".

    You've been drinking far too much anti Russia propaganda nonsense from the US. Gorbachev lost the empire and he lives comfortably in Moscow. Yeltsin presided over the diasterous 90's. And he lived out his days in Moscow too.

    But hey this guy....


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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    And families

    Shouts out to everybody what a creep he is.

    A constitution that begs to be redone

    And what does the US do in this regard ?

    In a 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that the President is entitled to absolute immunity from legal liability for civil damages based on his official acts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Backspin View Post
    based on his official acts.
    Are tax evasion and money laundering official acts?

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    If you buy any of the nonsense skidmark pushes he would have you believe that Russia is pure as driven snow and Putin is the second coming of Christ.

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    How dare he to censor the censored media...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    If you buy any of the nonsense skidmark pushes ......
    You're a bigger idiot than he is.

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