Despite the parties’ objections, the Duma approved legislation that criminalises failure to report some crimes, lowers the age of criminal responsibility to 14 for a number of offences, and foresees seven years in jail for abetting terrorism online.
Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook for ‘violating internet laws’
A second bill which caused an even bigger stir significantly ­increases the security service’s surveillance prerogatives, with communication providers obliged to store users’ calls, messages and data for six months and hand them to “relevant government agencies” when requested.