By By Walter McDaniel Jun 16, 2014 in Internet Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced those who would limit information on the Internet. The event took place at a meeting with some of the largest Russian Internet companies. The endorsement of Putin is quite important for a topic like this. His career has seen him rise to the top ranks of Russian power on multiple occasions and he is still on top. He is a polarizing figure, and no one has the poor sense to ignore him. It was also pointed out though that the government would retain power over criminal matters on the Internet. This was probably a bid by Putin to make it clear where he believes the real power over the Internet lies. Not all hope is lost for those in the industry though. The Russian president expressed interest in helping companies that believe they have a special benefit to the company. As with many parts of his career he expects them to work with him in order to help the country as a whole. We cannot be sure of what form this partnership will take but it will definitely be big news when it is hammered out. Apparently President Putin was rather annoyed at all the attempts to restrict the flow of information to stop things like terrorism and pedophilia. "Do we really need to argue about this? Better to let us spare our children,” Putin replied according to a report from RT . The frustration apparently came from the fact that these companies wanted more power to monitor and restrict customers.The endorsement of Putin is quite important for a topic like this. His career has seen him rise to the top ranks of Russian power on multiple occasions and he is still on top. He is a polarizing figure, and no one has the poor sense to ignore him.It was also pointed out though that the government would retain power over criminal matters on the Internet. This was probably a bid by Putin to make it clear where he believes the real power over the Internet lies.Not all hope is lost for those in the industry though. The Russian president expressed interest in helping companies that believe they have a special benefit to the company. As with many parts of his career he expects them to work with him in order to help the country as a whole. We cannot be sure of what form this partnership will take but it will definitely be big news when it is hammered out. More about Putin, Net neutrality, Technology More news from Putin Net neutrality Technology