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RUSSIA, JUL 23 – The law imposes fines up to 500,000 rubles for advertising VPNs and penalizes intentional searches for extremist content, aiming to tighten internet controls while avoiding platform bans.
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Rome, 23 Jul . Russia bans Benito Mussolini. This is what establishes a law approved by the Duma, which will enter into force in September 2025. The measure provides sanctions for those who, even through VPN, access to content deemed "extremists." Russia censored Mussolini Among these, include the works of the leaders of Fascist Italy. For the first time, explicitly, Mussolini is equated to Adolf Hitler also in the Russian legislative context. A…
The State Duma passed a bill on third reading, according to which the use of VPN services in the commission of crimes ...
Russia passes law penalizing online searches for ‘extremist’ content, including via VPNs
Russia’s State Duma has passed legislation in its third and final reading making “knowingly searching for and accessing extremist materials,” including through VPN services, a misdemeanor offence, Interfax reports.
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