The following is a translation of an article published by the Moscow News.

A Case of Disconnect – The Russian authorities are learning how to control the Internet

The Government is to study foreign methods of Internet governance

The authorities are planning a fresh attack on the Internet. This became clear after the completion of a tender for a contract to study the experiences of foreign governments in the “regulation of the legal responsibility of Internet users”.  The government ordered the study in April on the instructions of the presidential administration. While more than ten organisations took part in the tender, the winning organisation, who are directly subordinate to the cabinet of ministers, was the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Jurisprudence under the Government (IZiSP).