Twitter currently labels some Russian media ‘state-affiliated media’, a move decried by Moscow. — Reuters
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Dec 30 handing Russia new powers to restrict US social media giants, label individuals "foreign agents", and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers' personal data.
The laws, which also introduce new restrictions for protests, cap a year of constitutional reforms allowing Putin, 68, to stand for two more six-year terms in the Kremlin instead of stepping down in 2024 as he had been legally required to do.
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