Belarus nationalizes the Internet

[Детективное агентство Тула]

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko imposes unprecedented sanctions on Internet users, Federico Guerrini writes in a material published on the website of the newspaper La Stampa.


“By his unprecedented decision, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko intends to de facto nationalize the Internet in his country. With the entry into force of the“ Changes to the Code of Administrative and Procedural Violations ”on January 6 this year, citizens of a small republic will not be able to visit foreign sites whose servers are located behind beyond national borders. For violation of the law fines of up to 96 euros are stipulated, "the newspaper writes.


“It is more about a convincing than an effective policy towards the majority of the population,” the author of the article writes.


“Lukashenko’s new law will affect not only individuals: enterprises operating in Belarus will be able to use only national domains, all transactions will be conducted through local Internet resources, and information about them will be available to both tax authorities and security services,” - emphasizes the author of the article.


"Measures have been tightened with respect to wi-fi networks: now the owners of local cafes and other institutions will be directly responsible for the actions of customers. It is no coincidence that Belarus is considered one of the most closed regimes to date, and few Western politicians decide to make visits to this country." - writes the author of the article.

Source: La Stampa

 

[Селебрити]

The outflow of business from Belarus, the main reasons:
The impoverishment of the population, which led to low purchasing power.
The dominance of the state in the economy, pressure from state monopolies and state structures, unequal economic conditions for private and public business.
Bad and volatile legislation.
The lack of private property rights, the inability to protect them and, as a consequence, the lack of guarantees for the safety of the entrepreneur’s property business.
The ever-decreasing complexity of doing business, administrative barriers, bureaucracy, the arbitrariness of regulatory bodies, and this despite the announced directive No. 4.
Low qualification of personnel in connection with the outflow of qualified personnel and brains abroad.
Currency problems for both importers and exporters (requirements for compulsory sale at a lower price and additional taxes) due to the currency crisis this year. This is GESTURE ............

 

[Игорь Коракс]

unexpected absurdity ... Thank you.

Internet - by definition worldwide system of integrated computer networks. The Internet forms a global information space, serves as the physical basis for The world spider webs ( World Wide Web (WWW)
but Old Man probably doesn’t care much.

Now it will be Belarusnet.

 

[Детективное агентство Тула]

One hundred euros for visiting Odnoklassniki - cool!

 

[ДНК]

Long live the new North Korea !!!

 

[НСК-СБ]

... Meanwhile, the Russian portal “Vzglyad” reports that Internet providers will be fined if they do not block access to sites from the “black list”. “We are talking about access to information in public institutions and public places,” writes the online edition. According to Vzglyad, the penalty for violation will be from 10 to 30 base units (from 60 to 180 dollars), which is slightly higher than the sanctions mentioned in Guerrini's article (up to 96 euros).

Grigory Asmolov, a graduate student at the London School of Economics, as well as an expert in the field of Internet projects, believes that representatives of a number of media outlets do not correctly interpret the law and disseminate incorrect information about it.

“The legislative initiatives of the Belarusian authorities to tighten control over the Internet, of course, cause a lot of concern, but in this case there is some interpretation of this law. The problem is that many media borrow unverified information from each other, without referring to the original source, ”the expert said in a comment to Voice of America.

The problem, according to Asmolov, is that to date, none of the media has seen the original document, which caused so much noise in the media and human rights circles.

“Here we are not talking about the fact that Belarusian citizens will be fined for visiting foreign sites. The law, as I understand it, prohibits the use of foreign hosting services to provide Internet services to commercial campaigns, ”Asmolov said.

Director of the Center for European Transformation Andrei Yegorov agrees with a graduate student at the London School of Economics: “In reality, this innovation will not affect individuals. In fact, this law introduces administrative responsibility for legal entities that conduct commercial, entrepreneurial activities or disseminate information in the Republic of Belarus from servers located abroad. ”

Egorov believes that the “Amendments to the Code of Administrative and Procedural Violations” of the Republic of Belarus are aimed mainly at two groups of institutions: organizations that disseminate alternative information, and organizations that conduct business through foreign sites without paying taxes to the budget of the Republic of Belarus.

Meanwhile, as Yegorov notes, the changes will still affect ordinary Belarusian citizens who use the Internet in such public places as Internet cafes, libraries and public places for using wi-fi.

“In such places, these websites will be blocked because Internet cafes are legal entities that provide services to customers. They may be administratively punished for this. However, Belarusian citizens who connect to the Internet as individuals through broadband access at home will be able to visit any sites, ”explained the director of the Center for European Transformation.

Independent Belarusian political scientist Vyacheslav Pozdnyak believes that new legislative measures can be considered in the context of the general desire of the authorities to restrict access to information and establish a certain framework for control over its use.

“You see, the fight against dissent and opposition activity has only intensified due to the fear of the authorities that somehow the scenario of network revolutions could be realized in the country. Therefore, social networks have become a new phobia of the Belarusian authorities. They see the Internet and new communication technologies as a platform for eroding the existing order of things, ”the political scientist concludes.
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[Sevhelp]

Any restriction of lawlessness causes outrage ....

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Well, and what they will achieve this, nothing but increasing the degree of tension of the population!

 

[НСК-СБ]

Any restriction of lawlessness causes outrage ....

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Is there a mess on the Internet of Belarus?

 

[Sevhelp]

Any restriction of lawlessness causes outrage ....

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Is there a mess on the Internet of Belarus?

The Internet and without Belarus is a complete mess, which contributes to the education of moral freaks. I think there should be some restrictions .....