australianit Reports The Ukrainian parliament passed the first reading of a bill banning internet publication of anything that promotes terrorism, the overthrow of the state or damages an individual’s reputation.
The vote on the government-proposed legislation came as the firm which until recently managed Ukraine’s internet domain vowed to overturn a government move to strip it of its functions and transfer them to the former KGB security services.
The bill also outlaws the dissemination of information that “could harm the honour or business reputation of individuals.”
Almost sounds like a basic libel law…
… although it’s missing the provision that only *untrue* items are a no-no. I mean, fordreallysucks.com is a basic fact, so I don’t think it should be illegal even if it does “harm the honour or business reputation of individuals.”
At least we don’t go for that type of shenanigans here.