Russian lawmakers passed controversial legislation that would dramatically expand the government’s ability to punish internet users — not for sharing forbidden content but for simply looking it up. The new measures, which sailed through the Russian parliament and will take effect in September, envision fining people who “deliberately searched for knowingly extremist materials” and gained access to them through means such as virtual private networks, or VPNs, which let users bypass government blocks.
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