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The '''RESTRICT Act''' is a proposed law in the [[United States of America|United States]] that would censor internet content connected to "foreign adversaries" of the US.  Countries that would be affected by this act include [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]], [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|People's Korea]], [[Russian Federation|Russia]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]]. The bill includes a punishment of a $1 million fine and/or 20 years of prison.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mark Warner|newspaper=[[United States Congress]]|title=RESTRICT Act|date=2023-03-07|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text|archive-url=https://archive.ph/2023.03.28-215023/https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text|archive-date=2023-03-28|retrieved=2023-04-01}}</ref>
The '''RESTRICT Act''' is a proposed law in the [[United States of America|United States]] that would censor internet content connected to [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Republic of Cuba|Cuba]], [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]], [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|People's Korea]], [[Russian Federation|Russia]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]]. The bill includes a punishment of a $1 million fine and/or 20 years of prison.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Mark Warner|newspaper=[[United States Congress]]|title=RESTRICT Act|date=2023-03-07|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text|archive-url=https://archive.ph/2023.03.28-215023/https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text|archive-date=2023-03-28|retrieved=2023-04-01}}</ref>
 
The reasoning behind the act is that digital content from these countries may pose a threat to the national security of the US, though this excuse and the act itself have received widespread bipartisan criticism.


== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]
[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]
[[Category:Stubs]]
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