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Tongueless

Presenting its 2017 report on Russia, Human Rights Watch observed: Since 2012, Russian authorities have unjustifiably prosecuted dozens of people for criminal offenses on the basis of social media posts, online videos, media articles, and interviews… HRW’s report noted, correctly:…

Delusions will backfire. Just wait.

Paul Mason, the left-wing British journalist, has an excellent piece in The Guardian: “There is no place in academia for craven submission to Chinese censorship demands.” I have three comments to make – here, because I’m late for the comments…

The long slide into deep doo-doo continues

Following up on my April 19, post. Three Duma deputies have submitted a bill that would require Russian internet providers to disable all services (such as anonymous proxies and VPNs) that refuse to prohibit access to websites and applications blocked by Russian courts…

Outlaw anonymous messaging!

The Moscow Times reports: A new bill banning anonymous users from using online messenger apps has been submitted to the Russian parliament. The plans would require users of apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram to identify themselves with their cell phone…

Theatrical censorship: feeling like 1983 yet?

This is shameful and sad. Russian theater seems to be going through a golden age but artistic censorship can quickly put an end to it. Timofey Kuliabin, principal director at the Red Torch drama theater in Novosibirsk, is one of the younger contributors to…

Importing the Chinese firewall

Once again, the Russian government, more specifically the notorious Roskomnadzor, wants to block anonymizing software [link in Russian]. I wrote about it in 2012 and 2013. These people only live to make others’ lives harder.

More opposition sites blocked in Russia

Andrey Lugovoy, the man wanted in the UK in connection with the Litvinenko murder, has not only been elected to the Duma but has co-sponsored a bill allowing the prosecutor’s office to block “extremist” sites without waiting for a court…