Russia Can Now Jail People for 15 Years for Tweeting About the War on Ukraine
Date Linked: 4 March 2022
Source: story link, from vice.com
On one hand, this is actual social media censorship, not what bad actors in the U.S. complain about. On the other, it is a reminder that even the best intentioned laws against misinformation, etc. could have unintended effects. We need to tread carefully when figuring out legal responses to social media problems.
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