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State Duma may consider bill on immediate blocking of pirated content by end September

15:25 30/08/2019 A bill obliging search engines operating in Russia to remove links to website with pirated content included in the register of illegal data within 6 hours may be considered by the end of September.

YouTube blocks video insulting Russia’s state symbols - watchdog

13:52 19/08/2019 YouTube video hosting service has restricted access to a video containing content insulting Russia’s state symbols.

Prison sentence of Crimean activist for online terrorism calls takes effect

12:00 15/08/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday upheld a 6-year prison sentence given to Crimean activist Yevgeny Karakashev for calls for terrorism on VKontakte social network.

Website selling combat weapon in Russia blocked

17:15 08/08/2019 A website illegally selling combat weapon has been blocked by the Russian communications agency Roskomnadzor following a relevant court order.

E-mail user identification bill submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliament

16:11 23/07/2019 A group of members of the Federation Council introduced a bill on e-mail user identification to the State Duma.

Russian woman adjudged compensation for illegal prosecution for extremism

15:13 22/07/2019 A court in Russia’s city of Barnaul has ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 100,000 rubles ($1,600) in compensation to Maria Motuznaya for illegal prosecution over a publication on VKontakte social networks.

Facebook blocks image insulting Russian emblem – watchdog

13:49 19/07/2019 Facebook administration restricted access to an image picturing swastika against the coat of arms of the Russian Federation.

Google fined $11,000 for violation of Russian law

17:17 18/07/2019 The communications agency Roskomnadzor on Thursday imposed a 700,000-ruble fine ($11,000) on Google company for failure to abide by Russian legislation.

Communications watchdog urges Instagram to remove pic insulting Russian state symbols

12:08 16/07/2019 Russia’s communications agency has sent Instagram social network a demand to delete an image insulting the country’s state symbols.

Russian communications agency orders VKontakte to delete comment insulting state symbols

17:04 11/07/2019 Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has ordered VKontakte to delete a comment insulting state symbols from one of the social network’s group.

Antimonopoly watchdog says Aeroflot violated procurement law as to $1mln contract

11:26 04/07/2019 The Moscow office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has declared by its order Russian carrier Aeroflot not in compliance with the procurement law citing a 58.8 million rubles (about $1 million) contract the company made for production of original video content to be disseminated via social media in Russia and abroad.

Over 100 posts insulting state symbols found on social networks – Russian Civic Chamber

17:36 02/07/2019 Russia’s Civic Chamber has found more than 100 publications insulting state symbols and crippling morality and civic consciousness during the monitoring of social networks VKontakte, Facebook and Instagram.

Russian Justice Ministry to draft online dispute settlement mechanism bill

10:45 28/05/2019 Russia’s Justice Ministry is developing a bill envisaging establishment of online mechanism for the settlement of disputes.

Russian communications watchdog blocks 138 websites with pirated Game of Thrones

14:37 25/04/2019 Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to 138 websites containing illegal copies of the film series Game of Thrones.

Upper house of Russian parliament approves bill on sovereign Internet

14:31 22/04/2019 The Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, approved a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network on Monday.

Russian attorney’s lawsuits against ex-client over negative reviews dismissed

12:14 20/04/2019 The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has dismissed lawsuits filed by attorney Vladislav Kocherin against his former client over negative reviews published online.

State Duma finally adopts Runet security bill

11:48 16/04/2019 The Russian lower house of parliament, the State Duma, adopted a bill ensuring security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in case of its isolation from the global network in a final third reading on Tuesday.

Runet security bill passes its second reading in State Duma

12:05 11/04/2019 The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed a bill aimed to ensure security and availability of Russian Internet (Runet) in the event of its isolation from the global network in the second reading on Thursday.

Russian Supreme Court rejects ex-MP’s suit contesting law on insulting authority

15:57 01/04/2019 The Supreme Court of Russia has rejected a lawsuit filed by the former State Duma MP Dmitry Gudkov demanding to disable the law on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies.

Russian President signs law protecting state institutions from online insults

18:03 18/03/2019 President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on blocking of websites containing defamatory information insulting Russia's society, state symbols and state bodies into law.

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