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Russia blocks news site for anti-Putin graffiti under new law by ReutersMonday, 15 April 2019 15:08 GMTMOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - Russian authorities blocked a regional news website over the weekend over a report about graffiti insulting Vladimir Putin, its chief editor said, under a new ban on insulting officials online.The legislation, which Putin signed into law last month, allows authorities to block sites that carry content deemed to show "blatant disrespect".Kremlin critics say the measure is a form of direct state censorship. The law's authors say it is needed to preserve healthy public debate online.Read more at: http://news.trust.org/item/20190415145512-wypch
