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Russia: Lawmakers Consider Taxing Certain Bloggers

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Español · Rusia: Legisladores evalúan cobrar tributos a algunos bloggers
বাংলা · রাশিয়াঃ আইন প্রণেতারা নিদৃষ্ট ব্লগারদের উপর কর আরোপ করার বিবেচনা করছে
русский · Россия: блогеров хотят обложить налогом
Ελληνικά · Ρωσία: Σκέψεις νομοθετών για επιβολή φόρου σε κάποιους bloggers

There are indications that Russian lawmakers might soon consider levying a tax [ru] on bloggers who profit from advertisements on their sites. Blogger Oleg Kozyrev [ru] argues that such a crackdown could backfire on the Kremlin, as pro-government RuNet “trolls” could then be compelled to report illicit income received from the state coffers.

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