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Russia has banned VPNs capable of circumventing website blocking, and will require users of chat apps to have a phone number associated with their accounts:
Vladimir Putin has banned virtual private networks (VPNs) and Tor in a crackdown on apps that allow access to websites prohibited in Russia. The law, signed by Mr Putin, was passed by Russia's parliament last week and will now come into force on 1 November. A second law to ban anonymous use of online messaging services will take effect on 1 January next year.
It would make it easier for the state to snoop on citizens' browsing habits, one internet security expert suggested.
The laws signed by Mr Putin are meant only to block access to "unlawful content" and not target law-abiding web users, the head of the lower house of parliament said, according to the RIA news agency.
One feature of the second law is the provision to require internet operators to restrict users' access if they are found to be distributing illegal content.
Also at Engadget, ZDNet, RT, TechCrunch, and CNET.
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(Score: 2) by kaszz on Tuesday August 01 2017, @12:42AM (6 children)
Canada has blasphemy law on the books [wikipedia.org], also called Motion 103. proposed by Iqra Khalid and passed by a vote of 201–91 on March 23, 2017.
Just realize the planet is full of morons and it's hard to escape them.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @12:44AM (5 children)
(Score: 0, Troll) by jmorris on Tuesday August 01 2017, @02:14AM (1 child)
Law One: SJWs Always Lie.
Whether that resolution actually criminalizes "blasphemy" or not, it it clear it established Islam as the State religion of Canada, i.e. the one you can't criticize. The criminal penalties will ramp up until people accept their new masters.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @12:58PM
Ya know, I should know better than to respond to jmorris, but calling a the interm leader of our right wing party a SJW is freaking hilarious.
The Conservative Party of Canada is on the moderate right for Canada (there are no significant parties right of them) and Ms. Ambrose is NOT a SJW. Probably one of the furthest from it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 01 2017, @03:30AM
Humans amuse me to no end.
One religion that worships Abraham's god enacts blasphemy laws, and it's good and right.
Another religion that worships Abraham's god enacts blasphemy laws, and it's scary and wrong.
(There are a lot of Christians where I grew up that would celebrate a jurisdiction passing an actual free speech ban on blasphemy, as long as it was their idea and not big, scary Sharia law. I have a suggestion for the lulz. Since Christians want the 10 Commandments in front of every courthouse, let's post them in both English and Arabic!)
(Score: 2) by jasassin on Tuesday August 01 2017, @03:42AM (1 child)
Then what does it do? What purpose does m103 serve?
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(Score: 2, Informative) by Codesmith on Tuesday August 01 2017, @12:53PM
M-103 is a private member's motion, which is a "proposal moved by an MP to draw attention to an issue considered urgent or of public interest"
from Motion 103 wikipedia entry [wikipedia.org].
Pro utilitate hominum.