Demonstrators attend the Free Internet rally in response to a bill making its way through parliament. Source: AP
Europe and Central Asia associate director at Human Rights Watch Tanya Lokshina says that the so called 'sovereign internet' is aimed at creating a legal basis for mass surveillance and non-judicial decisions to block the exchange of information that might pose a threat. This comes after the law went into effect on 1 November aiming at protecting the nation from external threats and the first step is for the internet providers to install traffic control devices to filter information.
Europe and Central Asia associate director at Human Rights Watch Tanya Lokshina says that the so called 'sovereign internet' is aimed at creating a legal basis for mass surveillance and non-judicial decisions to block the exchange of information that might pose a threat. This comes after the law went into effect on 1 November aiming at protecting the nation from external threats and the first step is for the internet providers to install traffic control devices to filter information.
