Thursday, 2 May 2019

Russia signed into law a sovereign internet bill

Russia  signed   into law a sovereign internet bill

Russia President Vladimir Putin today signed into law a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet

Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessary to ensure the security of Russia's online networks

The text of the law was published today but it will not come into effect until November.

The measures include creating technology to monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers, ostensibly to prevent a foreign country from shutting it down.