https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180725/11472040309/russian-government-decides-to-stamp-out-fake-news-home-presumably-leaving-export-operations-unaffected.shtml

Another nation's government has decided it needs more direct control of the press. It will come as no surprise it's a nation fond of our current president and understandably delighted the leader of the free world spends an inordinate amount of time bashing First Amendment-protected activity.

Russia, which American intelligence agencies said spread its fair share of misinformation during the 2016 United States election, says it will crack down on “fake news” at home, with a proposed law that critics say could limit freedom of speech on the internet.