Putin sets fines for distribution of information on foreign agents without markingPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fines for distribution of information on individual foreign agents without appropriate marking into law.11:10 24.02.2021
State Duma develops bill on representative offices of foreign IT-companies in RussiaThe State Duma Committee on Information Policy has started its work on a bill regulating the establishment of vested with necessary powers representative or branch offices of foreign internet companies in the territory of the Russian Federation.13:54 02.02.2021
Russia’s media watchdog urges Google to lift restrictions on playback of national anthemA demand to lift restrictions on the publication of materials containing the Russian Anthem has been send to Google LLC, the press service of Roskomnadzor.12:37 29.01.2021
Social networks face fines for involvement of minors into illegal activities - watchdogSocial networks Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and YouTube video hosting service will be fined for failure to prevent distribution of calls for participation in the illegal January 23 rally targeted at minors, according to a statement of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor.17:55 27.01.2021
VKontakte urged to suppress involvement of minors into wrongdoingRussia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor has sent a request to the management of VKontakte social network demanding to immediately suppress involvement of minors into unauthorized rallies.11:26 21.01.2021
Leader of new socialism movement to stay under house arrest until spring 2021Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Wednesday extended house arrest of the leader of the movement For New Socialism Nikolay Platoshkin charged with aiding and abetting mass riots and distribution of misleading information until spring.17:02 23.12.2020
State Duma committee backs social media moderation amendmentsThe State Duma Committee on Information Policy on Monday supported amendments to a bill on the social networks’ obligations to moderate banned information.15:15 21.12.2020
Google fined over $40,000 for links to banned websites in search engine resultsA magistrate court on Thursday fined Google 3 million rubles (over $40,000) for failure to delete Internet resources containing information banned in Russia from the search engine.13:50 17.12.2020
Moscow court orders closure of website selling exotic animalsMoscow’s Lefortovsky District Court has granted a prosecutor’s bid to block access to a website selling exotic animals, including Indian elephants and black widow spiders.10:45 06.11.2020
Tougher fines proposed in Russia for refusal to provide information upon media requestLawmakers from Just Russia party have introduced a bill increasing fines for unreasonable rejection of provision of information upon a request of media before the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.15:22 05.11.2020
Russian Government seeks fines for failures to ensure IT safety of critical infrastructureRussia’s Government has moved on a bill on administrative fines for failures to ensure IT safety of critical infrastructure of the Russian Federation.17:00 03.11.2020
Foreign internet platforms violate rights of Russians – Civic ChamberCensoring of Russian media from foreign internet platforms violate rights of Russian nationals, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes. He states it is necessary to legislatively assert Russians’ digital rights.14:01 29.10.2020
St. Petersburg roof excursions ads banned by courtThe Oktyabrsky District Court in St. Petersburg has prohibited online advertisement of the city roof excursions.14:40 26.10.2020
Expert urges common liability mechanisms for authors of publications on internetThe state needs to take very serious steps for introducing common liability and control mechanisms applicable to all authors of online publications in order to fight dissemination of destructive and illegal materials over internet, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.15:08 19.10.2020
Activities of foreign IT companies need to be legislatively regulated – Russia’s Civic ChamberProvisions envisaging regulation of foreign IT companies operating in the territory of Russia need to be incorporated in Russian laws, First Deputy Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission for Examination of Legislative Initiatives Artem Kiryanov believes.14:01 16.10.2020
Over 3,000 materials banned in Russia found on Google servers – Civic ChamberMembers of Russia’s Civic Chamber inform that over 3,000 publications with content prohibited for dissemination in the territory of Russia have been registered on Google servers.18:34 15.10.2020
Bill on fines for failures to remove banned materials from sites passed in first readingRussia’s State Duma has passed in the first reading a bill envisaging amendment of the Code of Administrative Offences as to introduction of severe administrative fines for refusals to restrict access to or remove banned content from the Internet.14:31 15.10.2020
Civic Chamber member urges ban on storage of minors’ personal data by foreign IT firmsMember of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of Information Community, Mass Media, and Mass Communications Yekaterina Mizulina has stated that it is needed to prohibit foreign IT companies to use for advertising purposes, store, and transfer to third parties personal data of minors.11:18 05.10.2020
Alleged hacker put in detention over illegal access to private information, extortionA court has ordered a resident of Rostov-on-Don suspected of extortion and illegal access to information of a private company be put in detention.10:35 31.08.2020
Radio fined $4K for fake about hospital equipment deficiency during pandemicA magistrate court of Moscow’s Tverskoy district on Friday fined Radio Svoboda (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) 300,000 rubles ($4,000) for fake information on the equipment deficiency in St. Petersburg hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.15:24 28.08.2020