Trade Bill Takes Aim at Russian Net Censorship

    Date: 
    18 July 2012

    The Senate Finance Committee is considering taking up legislation that has language directly targeting Russia and its recent move toward Internet censorship. In order to grant normal trade relations with the country, the bill would require an annual report from Russia identifying "any actions Russia has taken to restrict access to U.S. digital goods and services, such as barring access to a U.S. website like YouTube."