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Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations deemed by the government to have fallen under "foreign influence", beginning on December 1. The law permits Roskomnadzor to block any websites related to a designated entity without a court order, and restricts these entities from receiving state funds and working with children or at state universities.

Putin Signs Expanded ‘Foreign Agents’ Law - The Moscow Times

Sources:  The Moscow Times


Changes

  1. President Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations the government of Russia deems to have fallen under "foreign influence", regardless of the form of that supposed influence, starting from 1 December. The law permits Roskomnadzor, the media regulator and censorship organisation, to block any websites listed in the "foreign agents" list without a court order, and bans the organisations and people behind them to receive state funds and work with children or at state universities.
  2. President Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations deemed by the government to have fallen under "foreign influence", starting from 1 December. The law permits Roskomnadzor to block any websites related to a designated entity without a court order, and restricts the entities from receiving state funds and working with children or at state universities.
  3. Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law expanding the definition of "foreign agents" to all organisations deemed by the government to have fallen under "foreign influence", beginning on December 1. The law permits Roskomnadzor to block any websites related to a designated entity without a court order, and restricts these entities from receiving state funds and working with children or at state universities.

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