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Russia: Court censors LiveJournal

18 Jul 12 | Europe and Central Asia, minipost, News and features

LiveJournal A court in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, has blocked [Ru] popular blogging platform LiveJournal after one page was accused of publishing “extremist” material. The ban, which will affect an estimated 60,000 Livejournal account holders in the region, and their readers, has been opposed by internet service providers and Roskomnadzor, the federal telecommunications regulator.

The Kremlin makes its move on Facebook

13 Jul 12 | Europe and Central Asia, News and features

Russian parliamentarians have passed legislation that will establish a central register of banned websites. The new laws are ostensibly designed for child protection, but Andrei Soldatov says the real aim is to take control over the country’s burgeoning social networks
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