(MOSCOW) – Russian newspapers report that authorities are tightening restrictions and that self censorship is increasing, as attempts to organise protests against internet controls are repeatedly blocked. According to regional reporting, efforts to hold demonstrations against internet censorship have been unsuccessful across the country. Authorities have refused applications for street protests, no longer citing previous public health restrictions but instead rejecting them on legal grounds. In Kazan, officials told organisers from the Yabloko party that the aims and expected outcomes of a proposed protest in defence of the internet were unclear. In the Kursk region, planned demonstrations against internet blocking…