The Russian government is using a law passed last year to restrict
online content, and three major social networks have
removed content authorities deemed objectionable. The Russian
law created a blacklist of sites containing child pornography,
drug-related and extremist material, and other illegal content.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have removed the content in question, but
YouTube is filing a lawsuit over the matter.
As a web developer myself I entirely agree with government regulation of the internet. This idea of "freedom of content" simply goes out the window when content is blatantly illegal. The internet is like the wild wild west right now and needs to be reigned in big time.
As a developer myself I entirely agree with government regulation of the internet. This idea of "freedom of content" simply goes out the window when content is blatantly illegal. The internet is like the wild wild west right now and needs to be reigned in big time.
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Russian Clampdown on Web Content Raises Red Flags
Posted by: Richard Adhikari April 1, 2013 02:04 PMThe Russian government is using a law passed last year to restrict
online content, and three major social networks have
removed content authorities deemed objectionable. The Russian
law created a blacklist of sites containing child pornography,
drug-related and extremist material, and other illegal content.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have removed the content in question, but
YouTube is filing a lawsuit over the matter.