[x-pubpol] FCC chief blasts Russia for passing Internet censorship bill

[Joly MacFie]

(via Lauren Weinstein, who comments "Three words: Pot - Kettle - Black." )

FCC chief blasts Russia for passing Internet censorship bill

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/237515-fcc-chief-blasts-russia-for-passing-internet-censorship-bill

   Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
   (FCC), issued a statement late Wednesday slamming Russia for passing a
   bill that would allow the government to blacklist certain websites.
   He said the country had moved in a "troubling and dangerous
   direction."  "The world's experience with the Internet provides a
   clear lesson: a free and open Internet promotes economic growth and
   freedom; restricting the free flow of information is bad for
   consumers, businesses, and societies," he said.



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