Russian media watchdog proposes to allow out-of-court blocking of animal abuse websitesRussian media watchdog Roskomnadzor will present the State Duma with its proposals concerning legislative changes allowing to block websites with animal abuse content without a court order.16:59 13.12.2017
Russian prosecutors seek to block websites of 11 “undesirable organizations”The Prosecutor General’s Office has asked Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor to restrict access to websites of 11 organizations designated as “undesirable”.13:39 12.12.2017
Communications watchdog blocks 59 websites posting addresses of 100 mln Russian citizensThe communications agency Roskomnadzor has blocked 59 websites which illegally published personal data of more than 100 million Russian nationals including addresses and telephone numbers.12:46 30.11.2017
Law banning anonymizers takes effect in RussiaThe law prohibiting the use of technologies enabling access to blocked websites, also known as anonymizers, took effect on November 1.10:59 01.11.2017
Moscow court upholds house arrest for Russian media watchdog’s spokespersonThe Moscow City Court has upheld house arrest for press secretary of Russia’s media watchdog (Roskomnadzor), Vadim Ampelonsky, charged with fraud.11:47 25.10.2017
Russian media watchdog’s spokesperson appeals his house arrest in fraud casePress secretary for the Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor Vadim Ampelonsky has filed an appeal with the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow against a ruling to put him under house arrest in fraud case.13:46 12.10.2017
State Duma passes bill on fines for breaking anonymizer law in first readingThe State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill introducing fines for failure to comply with the law prohibiting the use of technologies enabling access to blocked websites, also known as anonymizers.10:59 12.10.2017
Over 300 train hitching webpages removed within year - watchdogOver 300 webpages containing information on train hitching were removed in a year, Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced on Wednesday.15:15 27.09.2017
Large online catalog of Android pirated software blocked in RussiaLarge online catalog of Android pirated software, androidapplications.ru, has been blocked.12:57 20.09.2017
Russian media watchdog permanently blocks 234 pirate websitesRussian media and communications watchdog (Roskomnadzor) has permanently blocked 234 digital piracy websites.16:45 19.09.2017
Russian media watchdog deletes 40,000 materials propagating ISISRussian media and communications watchdog has deleted over 65,000 prohibited materials since 2014, with over 40,000 of those being related to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization, banned in Russia.16:47 18.09.2017
State Duma committee backs bill on fines for violating law on anonymizersThe State Duma Committee on Legislation has backed a bill introducing fines for failure to comply with the law prohibiting the use of technologies enabling access to blocked websites, also known as anonymizers.14:38 14.09.2017
Foreign social networks contain less content on suicide – Russian media watchdogRussia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has noted a decrease in the amount of content on suicide across foreign social networks with sizable Russian segments.17:30 04.09.2017
Media watchdog suspends Russian domain of U.S. Neo-Nazi website Daily StormerRussian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has suspended the .ru domain website of U.S. Neo-Nazis Daily Stormer, head of the watchdog Alexander Zharov said on Thursday.According to Zharov.14:03 17.08.2017
Russian communications watchdog blocks five piracy websitesRussia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced on Thursday that five websites distributing pirated multimedia content had been blocked based on the Moscow City Court’s ruling.13:22 17.08.2017
Russian communications watchdog reports decrease of violations in mediaRussia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has recorded decrease in violations revealed in mass media in the first half of 2017.11:59 11.08.2017
Russian media watchdog receives 118,000 complaints on prohibited informationRussian media watchdog (Roskomnadzor) has processed over 118,000 complaints against distribution of prohibited information online in the first half of 2017.13:48 09.08.2017
Russian court bans websites selling Red Book animalsA court in the city of Tyumen has banned 19 Internet pages selling rare species of animals listed in the Red Book.17:22 11.07.2017
Russian communications watchdog blocks several extremist websitesRussia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to several extremist websites on the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office.16:33 06.07.2017
Telegram founder agrees to register messenger in RussiaPavel Durov, founder of the Telegram messaging app, agreed to register the service in Russia after the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said it might be banned.19:04 28.06.2017