In Belarus, sites will be closed according to the lists

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Internet service providers will need to provide two-list access restriction services. On July 1, the Regulation on the procedure for restricting Internet access for Belarusians came into force. The document was approved by a joint resolution of the OAC and the Ministry of Communications on June 29, 2010. On the same day, by the order of the JAC, the Regulation on the procedure for determining government bodies and organizations to which Internet service providers do not restrict access to information posted and distributed on the Internet was approved, electroname.com writes. These regulations have been adopted in pursuance of paragraph 8 of Decree No. 60. There are no open texts of provisions and the censorship procedure can be judged only by the comments of the OAC, which BelTA cites. Earlier, a “raw” draft of this document appeared on the Internet, the main complaint against which from Internet users was to mention content filtering as a way to restrict access. In the resolution that entered into force on July 1, content filtering is not provided. BelTA was informed about this by an anonymous representative of the OAC. The Regulation establishes a procedure for restricting Internet access to information prohibited for distribution in accordance with Belarusian law. In particular, this applies to information aimed at carrying out extremist activities; illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition, explosive devices and psychotropic substances; promotion of illegal migration and human trafficking; distribution of pornographic materials, as well as the promotion of violence and cruelty. According to the regulation, Internet service providers are required to provide services to restrict user access to information prohibited for distribution only to government bodies and organizations, as well as educational and cultural organizations. All other user groups receive such services upon request. At the same time, access restriction services are not provided to the agencies carrying out operational investigative activities, prosecution and preliminary investigation bodies, bodies of the State Control Committee, tax authorities, courts, as well as other bodies and organizations determined by the Operational and Analytical Center. Internet service providers will have to provide access restriction services based on two lists - a list generated by BelGIE and a list formed independently by each Internet service provider. Moreover, under the agreement with the user, they are entitled to provide other services related to access restriction: firewalls, antivirus protection, access restriction using the analysis of the contents of Internet resources, etc. Owners of points for the collective use of Internet services, heads of computer clubs and Internet cafes or the persons authorized by them are also required to provide the ability to provide services to restrict access. The limited access list is compiled by RUE “BelGIE” on the basis of decisions of the heads of the State Control Committee, the General Prosecutor's Office, the JAC, and republican government bodies. As stated in the document, decisions are made by the heads of authorized state bodies within their competence. A notification is sent to the BelGIE by the authorized state body to the RUE “BelGIE” and the owner (owner) of the Internet resource, access to which is limited, provided that it is located in the national segment of the Internet within three business days. In this case, the notification shall indicate the identifiers of the Internet resource and the grounds for restricting access with reference to the norm of the legislative act, in accordance with which the information is prohibited for distribution. Notifications issued in violation of the requirements provided for in part three of this paragraph shall be returned without execution, indicating the reasons for the return, the document says. belaruspartisan.org

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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