Block Of Wikipedia In Russia
The free online encyclopedia Wikipedia was briefly blocked in Russia in August 2015. Some articles from Wikipedia were included in various censorship lists disseminated by the government. Further threats to block were made following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 2015 blocking On July 28, 2012, President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed Russian Internet Restriction Bill, Federal Law No. 139-FZ "On Amending the Federal Law on the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to their Health and Development and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation". This law introduced a number of provisions involving the blocking of Internet sites on the Blacklisting, blacklist system and prohibited Internet resources. A number of experts expressed concerns that this law could be used to enable internet censorship. On November 1, 2012, the provisions concerning a unified register of domain names and URLs containing prohibited information came into force. A Unified Register of Pro ...
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