Comments on: Belarus Bans Browsing of All Foreign Websites

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USA, SOPA, PIPA, ACTA and how we're all f****** - Page 2 - PlanetCricket Forums — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:32:09 +0000

[...] issues a nation like the US may adopt and subsequently spread globally. I mean hey, take a look at Belarus – full-on hardcore censorship already and they haven't even predicted the vast potentially losses [...]

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:16:00 +0000

“Torrents.by will be doing lots of business soon though – hosted and registered in Belarus.”
It’s unfortunate that will be limited to using programs from Belarus.

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By: Caterina Abashina

Caterina Abashina — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000

This peace of news is a fun example of how a bad expert/translating can mislead the media. Here’s an article in English that explains what the amendments actually mean: http://belarusdigest.com/story/digital-iron-curtain-which-does-not-exist-7226

P.S.: there are some comments explaining the meaning of the amendments, but still…

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Study shows Google updates succeeding in penalising low-quality websites | — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:54:49 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:04:00 +0000

Trying to explain things in short, basing on the comments of the regulator and opinion of Belarusian leading law firms, the common interpretation has been worked out: the hosting requirement is applicable only to Belarusian legal entities and entrepreneurs. Only Belarusian residents can be fined and (approx EUR 32 to EUR 96), but not to Internet users trying to access websites violating the Edict.

There are no legal obstacles for any Belarusian resident to operate a website under international top-level domain names (.com, .net, etc.) or national domain names of other states (.ru, .ch, it. etc.).

Neither visiting foreign websites is considered as a violation nor has any of foreign websites been blocked as both these measures are not prescribed by the Edict.

By: Aleksey Ponomarev

Aleksey Ponomarev — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:01:00 +0000

The occurred confusion can be explained by the lack of objective and qualified information on Belarusian Internet regulation and the ambiguity of the provisions of the Edict on regulation of Internet.

For correct understanding, please, consider the true-to-life (or at least the most objective) legal interpretation of the current Internet regulation in Belarus, available at my Blog dedicated to IT and Internet regulation in Belarus available at http://www.ITlaw.by

By: Glad

Glad — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:49:00 +0000

If only.
The article is mostly false.
Yes, they restricted e-commerce to .by domains and Belarus data-centers.
And yes they kind of made life harder for internet cafes and public Wi-Fi. Now they are required to identify client devices and store logs if I understood the law correctly.
No, users are not restricted to .by segment of the internet.
I read the actual law.