00:01Russia is expected to approve legislation introducing fines for searching for extremist content online,
00:08as well as penalties for advertising and using VPN products.
00:12The so-called extremist content includes political slogans, books, music albums and artworks.
00:18Russians will now face fines if they're found to have deliberately searched for material listed as extremist by the Justice Ministry.
00:26Moscow residents expressed confusion over the proposed measures.
00:56Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to propose additional restrictions on software use in Russia,
01:03specifically targeting services developed in what Moscow terms unfriendly states.
01:08Russia has tightened control over the internet since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022,
01:29seeking to curb access to information and limit foreign influence.
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