New Internet regulations [1] in Belarus provide the government with new forms of control: compulsory registration of all websites (and compulsory hosting in Belarus [2]), collection of personal data of Internet cafe users [3]. As ej.by suggests [4], the new regulations will automatically criminalize all foreign-based resources (and especially those of the opposition), as well as de-popularize the Belarusian Internet segment among users.
Belarus: New Internet Regulations
· Written by Alexey Sidorenko
Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Belarus, Russia, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Law, Politics, Technology, RuNet Echo