Putin targets U.S. social media, secret agent leaks and protests with new laws
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MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin signed an array of laws on Wednesday handing Russia new powers to restrict U.S. social media giants, label individuals “foreign agents,” and to crack down on the disclosure of its security officers’ personal data.
The laws, which also introduce new restrictions for protests, cap a year of constitutional reforms allowing Putin, 68, to stand for two more six-year terms in the Kremlin instead of stepping down in 2024 as he had been legally required to do.
Other reforms such as one granting former presidents lifelong immunity from prosecution have kept analysts guessing about his plans as Moscow’s ties with the West have come under new strain over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
One of Wednesday’s laws enables Russia to block or restrict access to sit
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