MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a"sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups.
The measures include creating technology to monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers, ostensibly to prevent a foreign country from shutting it down. Thousands of people recently rallied in Russia against this and other bills that critics say aim to restrict information and communication online.Separately, Putin in March signed controversial laws that allow courts to fine and briefly jail people for showing disrespect towards authorities, and block media for publishing"fake news".
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