BBC: Belarus puts restrictions on foreign internet sites

jolepp · 01-04-2012, 05:50 AM

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A new law in Belarus will restrict access to foreign websites and force internet clubs and cafes to report users visiting sites registered abroad.
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The law says people offering internet services to the public - whether at a cafe, club or in their own home - will face fines if their customers visit foreign websites and such visits are not properly recorded and reported.

Anyone found accessing "extremist" or "pornographic" websites will also be fined, the law says.

President Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in the ex-Soviet republic since 1994.

His muzzling of the opposition has been condemned by the EU and US, who have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on him and dozens of his associates.
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BBC News - Belarus puts restrictions on foreign internet sites

elho_cid · 01-04-2012, 09:21 AM

I do not think they deserve a government like that... I may have many ojections against the establishment I live in, but at least I'm free to express them and to look around the globe.

01-04-2012, 05:50 AM	#1
jolepp Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 3,196	BBC: Belarus puts restrictions on foreign internet sites Quote: A new law in Belarus will restrict access to foreign websites and force internet clubs and cafes to report users visiting sites registered abroad. ... The law says people offering internet services to the public - whether at a cafe, club or in their own home - will face fines if their customers visit foreign websites and such visits are not properly recorded and reported. Anyone found accessing "extremist" or "pornographic" websites will also be fined, the law says. President Alexander Lukashenko has been in power in the ex-Soviet republic since 1994. His muzzling of the opposition has been condemned by the EU and US, who have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on him and dozens of his associates. ... BBC News - Belarus puts restrictions on foreign internet sites

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01-04-2012, 09:21 AM	#2
elho_cid Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Prague Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	I do not think they deserve a government like that... I may have many ojections against the establishment I live in, but at least I'm free to express them and to look around the globe.