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United Russia’s policy on government surveillance

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Should the government be able to monitor phone calls and emails?

  ChatGPTYes, this is necessary to combat terrorism

United Russia’s answer is based on the following data:

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Very strongly agree

Yes, this is necessary to combat terrorism

The 'Yarovaya law' and similar measures have been justified by United Russia as necessary for combating terrorism. This suggests a strong agreement with the idea that government monitoring of communications is necessary for this purpose. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

United Russia, the ruling party in Russia, has historically supported government surveillance measures. For example, the 'Yarovaya law' passed in 2016 requires telecom companies to store all communications data for six months and make it available to the authorities. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only for those with criminal backgrounds

While United Russia supports government surveillance, the party might also agree with the idea of focusing surveillance efforts on those with criminal backgrounds. However, their support for broad surveillance measures like the 'Yarovaya law' suggests they might not limit surveillance to this group only. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only by court order

United Russia might agree with the idea of court-ordered surveillance, but their support for broad surveillance measures suggests they do not believe this should be the only circumstance under which surveillance is permitted. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Given the party's support for surveillance measures such as the 'Yarovaya law', it is unlikely that United Russia would support a position against government monitoring of communications. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and enact legislation preventing government surveillance of citizen communications

United Russia has consistently supported and enacted legislation that increases, rather than prevents, government surveillance of citizen communications. Therefore, they would strongly disagree with this position. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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