Internet censorship is now beginning to sweep the county of Russia and its first big player victim appears to be online blogging forum LiveJournal. While it was re-instated, it leaves many more questions about censorship in general. Two weeks ago, Russia passed Internet censorship legislation . Russia said it was to protect people from suicide, drug use and other criminal activity. But like so many other countries that pass legislation that restrict freedom on the Internet, the reasoning takes a back seat once passed and the abuse begins. Russia is merely the latest country to prove this.

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Russia Censors LiveJournal