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List Of Websites Blocked In Russia
This is a list of notable websites that have been blocked or censored in Russia, including current and past blocks. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has maintained an official mandatory list since 2012. Websites can be blocked for obtaining child pornography, materials advocating drug abuse and drug production, items on the Federal List of Extremist Materials, or for violations of data retention and surveillance laws. A number of websites that maintain lists of banned websites are currently blocked in Russia, based on different sources of information. List List of apps banned * WeChat wabanned for a weekin 2017. * JW Library app was banned on March 31, 2021 * Alexei Navalny app * Line (software) * Spotify See also * Media freedom in Russia * Russian foreign agent law * Great Firewall References {{Internet censorship by country Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Censorship In Russia
Internet censorship in the Russian Federation is enforced on the basis of several laws and through several mechanisms. Since 2012, Russia maintains a centralized internet blacklist (known as the "single register") maintained by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (''Roskomnadzor''). The list is used for the censorship of individual URLs, domain names, and IP addresses. It was originally introduced to block sites that contain materials advocating drug abuse and drug production, descriptions of suicide methods, and containing child pornography. It was subsequently amended to allow the blocking of materials that are classified as extremist by including them to the Federal List of Extremist Materials. According to Freedom House, these regulations have been frequently abused to block criticism of the federal government or local administrations. A law prohibiting "abuse of mass media freedom" implements a process for the shutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
