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Regulator blocks two websites for selling personal data of Russian citizens

14:41 17/02/2020 Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor has blocked two Internet forums, phreaker.pro and dublikat.eu, where databases containing personal data of Russian citizens were accessible for sale and download.

Number of extremism cases over Internet posts drops in half in Russia - experts

11:21 04/02/2020 The number of criminal cases opened over Internet publications has decreased by almost twice. Experts come to associate it with the partial decriminalization of the Criminal Code’s article on incitement of hatred and enmity.

Blogger denied reversal of sentence for threats against children of law enforcement

12:40 29/01/2020 The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction on Wednesday dismissed a cassation appeal filed by blogger Vladislav Sinitsa against his 5-year jail sentence for online calls for violence against children of law enforcement officers.

Moscow City Court blocks access to pirated copies of World of Warcraft

11:43 28/01/2020 The Moscow City Court has ruled to block access to copies of World of Warcraft offered by five websites as an interim relief in the pending litigation over a Blizzard Entertainment Inc. claim seeking to protect its exclusive right to this popular computer game.

Russian prosecutors block overseas website sending false terrorist reports

13:43 23/01/2020 The Prosecutor General’s Office along with the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor have restricted access to information resources of the overseas online resource Startmail.com where from false terrorist reports had been sent.

Russia’s Supreme Court upholds blocking of positive publications about drug consumers

15:56 20/01/2020 Russia’s Supreme Court has found lawful the criteria state agencies use to disallow publications promoting positive images of drug consumers.

Uzbek citizen gets 5.5 years in Russian prison for online justification of terrorism

13:27 10/01/2020 The Second West District Military Court has sentenced Uzbek citizen Shermukhammad Shamsiddinov to 5.5 years in prison for public justification of terrorism on the Internet.

Russian government proposes severe penalties for online drug propaganda

13:55 09/01/2020 Russian government has submitted a bill setting fines of up to 1.5 million rubles ($24,500) for publishing banned information on drugs and psychotropic substances on the Internet to the lower house of parliament.

Gregor Strojin: «Regulation should not inhibit technological development, but address its effects»

16:34 20/12/2019 During its meeting in September 2019, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe set up an Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence – CAHAI. The main task of the Committee, which held its first plenary meeting in November, is to examine the feasibility and potential elements of a legal framework for the development, design and application of artificial intelligence, based on the of broad multi-stakeholder consultations and Council of Europe’s standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Gregor Strojin, President of the CAHAI, in his interview to RAPSI provides insight on the approach of the Council of Europe to regulation of artificial intelligence and the existing difficulties.

Sovereign Internet law protects from external threats - Putin

15:54 19/12/2019 The law on sovereign Internet protects network from disconnection from the exterior, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his press conference on Thursday.

Defendant in Moscow judge threats case to be kept in detention until January 11

18:03 11/12/2019 The Moscow City Court on Wednesday confirmed that Alexey Veresov, a defendant in a case over murder threats against a judge and extremism, must remain in detention until January 11, as a lower court had ordered.

Student cleared of Moscow riots charges gets 3-year suspended term for extremism

10:59 06/12/2019 Student Yegor Zhukov, who had been previously cleared of Moscow summer riots charges, on Friday received a 3-year suspended sentence for calls for extremism.

Far East resident charged with illegal caviar sale goes on trial

17:26 19/11/2019 A court in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, will consider a case against a 33-year-old resident of Vladivostok, Far East, who stands charged with illegal online sale of 9 kilos of black caviar worth over 2.6 million rubles (over $40,000).

Russia’s security officers arrest seven alleged drug pushers

11:47 13/11/2019 Seven alleged employees of one of the largest illegal online drug sale stores have been arrested with 440 kilos of narcotic substances.

Defendant in Moscow judge threat case pleads guilty to extremism

10:56 13/11/2019 Alexey Veresov, one of the defendants in a case over murder threats against a judge of the Moscow City Court, has pleaded guilty to extremism.

Russian public figures push for law revamping to fight against cyberbullying

14:13 12/11/2019 Legislation needs to be amended for effective fight against cyberbullying, according to the chair of the Russian Civic Chamber’s humanitarian cooperation commission Yelena Sutormina.

Sovereign Internet law comes into force in Russia

13:10 01/11/2019 The law ensuring security and availability of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network came into force on Friday.

Tougher sanctions for drug propaganda should be applied in integrated manner - Moskalkova

18:10 31/10/2019 Toughening of punishment for drug propaganda must come amid realization of practical actions and public dialog, according to Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova.

Russian MPs propose 7-year imprisonment for online drug propaganda

14:02 30/10/2019 Lawmakers from Just Russia political party have submitted a bill on criminal punishment of up to 7 years in prison for online propaganda of drugs to the State Duma.

Over 200,000 cybercrimes recorded in Russia in 2018 – experts

12:56 30/10/2019 Over 200,000 cybercrimes were registered in Russia in 2018, Chair of the Civic Chamber’s Commission on development of information society, mass media and mass communications Alexander Malkevich said during a workshop on protection of Internet users’ rights on Wednesday.

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