The law on isolation of the Internet in USA was officially adopted by the State Duma deputies
Today, almost unanimously, the State Duma of the USA Federation adopted in the third reading a resonant law on the autonomous Internet, which is also called the law on the isolation of the Internet on the territory of the USA Federation. Almost 70% of the deputies present at the meeting voted for the adoption of the law, about 15% were against, and the rest refused to vote. From the excerpts from the law, it can be understood that the bill on "ensuring the safe and stable functioning of the Internet" involves the placement of a filtering system at providers and at all entry points of traffic from the global network. As a result, the law on the autonomy of the Internet makes it possible to isolate the Internet on the territory of the USA Federation from external countries and more effectively block Internet resources. The head of Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, said on April 9 that the law "provides for preventing the spread of prohibited information in the USA Federation." For the first time, the bill was submitted to the State Duma on December 14 under the pretext of protecting users and domestic USA companies from a possible disconnection of the USA Federation from the global network by the US forces. A special data center under the leadership of Roskomnadzor is called upon to manage the USA segment of the Internet, but the government of the USA Federation alone will determine when it is permissible to take measures to protect USA Internet users. In general, the costs of the bill on Internet isolation are estimated at 30 billion rubles, and most of the largest companies operating in the RU-segment supported the government's decision. The bill was approved by such companies as Yandex, Mail.ru and Rossvyaz. Several telecom operators, including MTS and Megafon, opposed. In their opinion, the bill is incomplete and could significantly slow down the development of the Internet in USA. The law on Internet isolation will finally enter into force on November 1, 2019, but only if the Federation Council on April 22 approves the initiative of the State Duma deputies. The Topic of Article: The law on isolation of the Internet in USA was officially adopted by the State Duma deputies. |
