Putin presses for criminalization of online drug propagandaRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to draft a bill fixing criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs.13:24 28.10.2019
Russian army officers sentenced to prison for online sale of heat vision sightsA court has sentenced three army officers to prison terms ranging from 3 to 5 years for illegal online sale of heat vision sights.10:58 22.10.2019
State symbols disrespecting information removed from 79 websitesInformation showing disrespect to Russia, its society and official state symbols has been deleted from 79 websites, according to a statement released by the communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.13:46 03.10.2019
Interior Ministry seeks to make media stop publishing directions how to craft firearmsRussia’s Interior Ministry has developed a bill envisaging a ban on dissemination of information on crafting of improvised firearms and their main parts via Internet and mass media.16:09 02.10.2019
State Duma may consider bill on immediate blocking of pirated content by end SeptemberA 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.15:25 30.08.2019
YouTube blocks video insulting Russia’s state symbols - watchdogYouTube video hosting service has restricted access to a video containing content insulting Russia’s state symbols.13:52 19.08.2019
Prison sentence of Crimean activist for online terrorism calls takes effectThe 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.12:00 15.08.2019
Website selling combat weapon in Russia blockedA website illegally selling combat weapon has been blocked by the Russian communications agency Roskomnadzor following a relevant court order.17:15 08.08.2019
E-mail user identification bill submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliamentA group of members of the Federation Council introduced a bill on e-mail user identification to the State Duma.16:11 23.07.2019
Russian woman adjudged compensation for illegal prosecution for extremismA 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.15:13 22.07.2019
Facebook blocks image insulting Russian emblem – watchdogFacebook administration restricted access to an image picturing swastika against the coat of arms of the Russian Federation.13:49 19.07.2019
Google fined $11,000 for violation of Russian lawThe communications agency Roskomnadzor on Thursday imposed a 700,000-ruble fine ($11,000) on Google company for failure to abide by Russian legislation.17:17 18.07.2019
Communications watchdog urges Instagram to remove pic insulting Russian state symbolsRussia’s communications agency has sent Instagram social network a demand to delete an image insulting the country’s state symbols.12:08 16.07.2019
Russian communications agency orders VKontakte to delete comment insulting state symbolsRussia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has ordered VKontakte to delete a comment insulting state symbols from one of the social network’s group.17:04 11.07.2019
Antimonopoly watchdog says Aeroflot violated procurement law as to $1mln contractThe 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.11:26 04.07.2019
Over 100 posts insulting state symbols found on social networks – Russian Civic ChamberRussia’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.17:36 02.07.2019
Russian Justice Ministry to draft online dispute settlement mechanism billRussia’s Justice Ministry is developing a bill envisaging establishment of online mechanism for the settlement of disputes.10:45 28.05.2019
Russian communications watchdog blocks 138 websites with pirated Game of ThronesRussia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to 138 websites containing illegal copies of the film series Game of Thrones.14:37 25.04.2019
Upper house of Russian parliament approves bill on sovereign InternetThe 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.14:31 22.04.2019
Russian attorney’s lawsuits against ex-client over negative reviews dismissedThe Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has dismissed lawsuits filed by attorney Vladislav Kocherin against his former client over negative reviews published online.12:14 20.04.2019