Russian State Duma deputy Andrey Svintsov proposes banning anonymity on the web. Customers should log in to social networks and messengers by way of a digital ID linked to their passport.

Russia proposes to introduce obligatory passport identification for social media and messenger customers. This was reported by the Middle for Countering Disinformation of the Nationwide Safety and Protection Council of Ukraine (CCD), informs UNN.

Particulars

It’s famous that State Duma deputy of the Russian Federation, Andrey Svintsov, put ahead the thought of banning anonymity on the Web and obliging customers to log into social networks and messengers via a digital ID linked to a passport and a communication operator.

In reality, each motion on the community should be "signed" by a particular individual whom the state can simply establish. This initiative may open a brand new stage of digital management below the slogans of "authorized and protected web." Though in actuality, such approaches carry dangers for the safety of private information. On-line platforms should retailer a considerable amount of passport information, which, as observe exhibits, will inevitably be "leaked" on-line

– predict the CCD.

They point out that the proposal absolutely matches into the course of isolating the RuNet.

"Limiting anonymity will scale back entry to overseas platforms and different sources of data. It would additionally give the state new pretexts for repression. Underneath the guise of preventing for "order," the Russian authorities are constructing a digital model of a police state," the CCD summarizes.

Recall

From January 1, 2026, Russian web providers are obliged to retailer all audio, video, and textual content messages of customers for 3 years, even when they’ve been deleted.

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