Russian lawmakers adopt legislation banning websites that incite minors to self-harm or any criminal activity

Source: Meduza

The State Duma has adopted the third and final reading of another law drafted by Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya that will impose new restrictions on the Internet. Yarovaya’s latest gift to cyberspace will empower Russian law enforcement agencies to block online resources that incite minors to self-harm or any criminal activity. The legislation will allow the authorities to block websites immediately, without any grace period during which online administrators can remove flagged content to avoid being blocked.

In 2017, following a public scare prompted by a Novaya Gazeta report, Russia imposed stiffer penalties on online “suicide groups,” making it an aggravated felony to incite underage Internet users to self-harm.

This October, the website Coda Story published an article by Elizaveta Nesterova about these groups and Novaya Gazeta’s reckless reporting that led to the draconian legislation. Read Meduza’s summary here.

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