Vladimir Putin wrote a recent column praising the potential for "internet-based democracy". But the Russian government adopts rules allowing for websites to be shut down on a whim, and has used those rules to close down HIV prevention sites. He talked about free medical care being one of the priorities of Russian citizens. But that care denied to millions of Russian people. While Prime Minister Putin spoke glowingly of digital democracy, his anti-drugs agency is censoring websites for writing about WHO essential medicine. "[It's over] methadone, plain and simple" said Anya Sarang, President of the Andrey Rylkov Foundation, which had its website shut down over the weekend.