About the Right to “Connect”

Belarusian Generation Y logbook
August 2, 2010

Life in Belarus does not seem to be getting easier. Legislators don’t like to be lazy and every now and then produce something eyebrow-raising.

By now there is no doubt that “Regulation” has become the state ideology of Belarus, but what we did not know before is how far it can go. For example, who could know that Belarusian law-makers would go through with the project of the Internet regulation! At the same time, the Code of Education is being announced to be almost ready for more than 4 years by now, but the work is still in progress. Apparently, regulating the Internet is a much bigger priority, especially given the upcoming political events in the country and the fact that the Internet is probably one of the last platforms for open discussion in the country. Therefore, it needs regulation! Or so they think.

Below are some new rules for those who want to be active online.

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7. August 2010 in Politik und Gesellschaft

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