Posted on 02/18/2021 7:21:35 AM PST by USA Conservative
Big Tech’s efforts to restrict user access to various Internet platforms are a serious challenge, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with leaders of parliamentary factions on Wednesday.
He responded to the recent statements made by Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma (lower house), who put the spotlight on Big Tech’s violation of freedom of speech.
“What you said about these so-called platforms, IT companies, is a serious challenge not only for us – we see what has happened in the [United] States,” Putin noted. According to him, it is quite obvious that such an “ideological divide” runs throughout the world.
“If they behave like that in their country, then how will they treat others, given that they consider themselves exceptional? This is a serious issue. And, of course, we should think about how to deal with it,” the Russian leader reasoned.
And it didn’t take long for Russia to take measures against the big tech.
This morning the Russian Federation Council, has passed a law on fines for censorship against Russian media and citizens.
The law will also be extended to Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in response to censorship against Russian media on foreign social networks.
Australia also started a fight against the big tech!
Australian officials say they’re forging ahead with efforts to make tech giants pay for news content even after Facebook imposed a media blackout there.
“We’ll be proceeding with the code,” Communications Minister Paul Fletcher told Australia’s ABC News on Thursday. “We want Google and Facebook to stay in Australia, but we’ve been very clear that if you do business in Australia you need to comply with the laws passed by the elected parliament of this nation.”
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Another show drops. Hopefully, more countries like Brazil, the Philippines, etc., follow.
“Let us know when the fines are implemented and collected.”
Bingo. There is no way these foreign countries will be able to collect any kind of tax or fines from these social media companies based in the US. It’s all window dressing for the masses.
They accept that the US Election was stolen by these people.. and fear that these same tactics could be used to place their own enemies into power over them.
The Chinese influence operation is a grave threat to any other nation whether or not they have a communist bent. But, the open and even dramatic sale of the American people to China by our so-called elite has foreign countries terrified.
The Thirty Tyrants - some people do remember history.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-thirty-tyrants
If Fecesbuch and Twatter don’t like it, they can start their own Russia and Australia...
The USSR was the primary practitioner of Newspeak back in the day, so they recognize censorship when they see it.
I think the Russian government resents FB’s and Gulag’s power, but I wouldn’t be fooled into believing that they’re free speech defenders. Look at what the Russian Gov’t. does to Alex Navalny and his supporters.
“There is no way these foreign countries will be able to collect any kind of tax or fines...”
You guys make me laff each time you surface with these nonsensical comments.
The Democrats have made Russian the leader on Freedom.
So, the Russians will let you say what you want, but poke you with Polonium if they don’t like what they hear.
It’s not mine and neither are the ones
I post in bloggers and personal, I do write sometimes for one of them and I know some of the writers and I’m permitted to post them as mine, this site is one that I get email notifications from!
Yeah, whatever, clickbait blogpimp.
I say you are a fraud.
First, it appears that Fatima’s second secret has indeed run its course regarding Russia.
Their Marx madness, that killed the Soviet Union, has now spread throughout the world, but Russia has since been consecrated, reborn and restored.
And so, it now seems as though the Russia prophecies in the True Life In God messages are also being fulfilled, too.
Fascinating! So ...
Looking at our world’s current headlines and the road we’re all being made to march down, I’m watching the sky for Garabandal’s sequel to Fatima. The Purification seems very close.
Ding! Ding! We have a winner!
Maybe the states can step up and pass laws to protect their citizens from this kind of abuse.
I guess the idea that China owns biden doesn’t set well with Putin.
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