Andrei Soldatov: FSB will welcome Russia’s internet server law
By relocating servers to Russia, foreign Internet companies will be more vulnerable to Russian laws, forcing them to consult with the Kremlin in an effort to learn exactly what is required of them.
A little more than two years ago, in March 2012, Sergei Smirnov, first deputy director of the Federal Security Service, presented a policy paper about the threat to state power posed by social networks.
