: Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved in a key second reading a controversial bill that would allow Moscow to cut off the country’s internet traffic from foreign servers.It is set to take effect on Nov 1 once it formally becomes law.
Authors of the initiative say Russia must ensure the security of its networks after US President Donald Trump unveiled a new American cybersecurity strategy last year that said Russia had carried out cyber attacks with impunity.Critics say implementing the measures would be expensive and give vast censorship powers to the government’s new traffic monitoring centre.
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