Russian lawmakers adopt final drafts of legislation cracking down on Internet anonymity

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Russia's State Duma passed final versions of legislation that will impose new restrictions on instant messengers and prohibit the use of technologies that make it possible to circumvent Internet censorship.

Both draft laws were adopted with overwhelming majorities.

The law on instant messengers requires service administrators to establish the identity of all users through their phone numbers, also establishing a system to restrict communications by certain individuals.

The legislation against censorship-circumvention tools would ban the use of any software that grants users access to online content that's been banned in Russia, including virtual private network services and Internet anonymizers, like the Tor browser.

The law would also ban any online resources that provide access to such software.

Russia's Federal Security Service and Interior Ministry would be responsible for identifying software that violates the law, which takes effect on November 1, 2017, if approved by the Federation Council and President Putin.

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