Insulting Putin May Now Land You in Jail Under a New Russian Law
Source: Bloomberg
President Vladimir Putin signed laws punishing online media and individuals for spreading fake news or material thats considered insulting to Russian officials.
Prosecutors can now complain about online publications to the state communications watchdog, which has powers to block access to the websites if their owners fail to remove the material promptly. Publications found guilty of spreading unreliable socially significant information may face fines of as much as 1.5 million rubles ($23,000).
Individuals also face fines and up to 15 days in jail if they publish material online that expresses clear disrespect for society, the state, the official state symbols of the Russian Federation, the Constitution of the Russian Federation and bodies exercising state power.
The measures were attacked during their passage through parliament by the Presidential Human Rights Council, which warned of their potential use as methods of repression against critics of the authorities. Putin signed the legislation after thousands of people protested in Moscow earlier this month against Kremlin plans to establish a Sovereign internet that would route online traffic mostly through domestic servers and exchanges.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-18/insulting-putin-may-now-land-you-in-jail-under-new-russian-law
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,736 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)pwb
(11,275 posts)Fuck off Putin.
OnlinePoker
(5,721 posts)I sure hope I don't land in the gulag for that.
Perseus
(4,341 posts)In Venezuela, a supreme court judge has also put out a warning that anyone who puts his picture online will get jail time, of course that his pictures flooded the internet afterwards, but hey, it seems to be the latest fashion for dictators.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)The Genealogist
(4,723 posts)You just know if he could throw people in jail for making fun of him, he'd do it in a heartbeat.
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)and I bet we're only a few moments away from an "atta boy" from trump to putin via twitter.
highplainsdem
(48,993 posts)Bayard
(22,075 posts)Sounds familiar........
Jail time! Coming soon to reporters near you.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,009 posts)Why don't we have laws like that?