FBI seizes child porn website, acquires information on nearly 215,000 members – reportThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized a website containing child pornography and has obtained information about its members.11:11 08.07.2015
Russian lower house passes bill on on false online dataThe State Duma has passed a bill that requires search engines to delete links to unreliable information sources at the request of a individuals.16:57 03.07.2015
Moscow court blocks access to online bookstore over copyright infringement allegationsThe Moscow City Court has ruled to temporarily block access to an online bookstore offering books by American sci-fi author Ray Bradbury over copyright infringement allegations.18:03 22.06.2015
State Duma MP suggests excluding public officials from bill on false online dataState Duma lawmaker Dmitry Gudkov (A Just Russia) has drafted amendments to the bill on removing links to unreliable information, based on suggestions from Internet providers.16:01 19.06.2015
Russians may gain right to halt distribution of false online dataLawmakers have submitted a bill to the State Duma that would help prevent the distribution of online links to false information about individuals.15:33 29.05.2015
Russian court orders block on websites over pirated Game of ThronesA court in Moscow ordered to temporarily block access to pirated copies of fifth season of Game of Thrones uploaded to five websites in a case brought by film distribution company A-Serial.16:52 22.05.2015
Russian watchdog warns Facebook, Twitter and Google against violating law - reportRussian communications regulator Roskomnadzor notified Facebook, Twitter and Google that they face penalties for alleged failure to abide by Russian law.10:34 20.05.2015
Russians have right to be forgotten on Internet - presidential aideRussians have right to request that links to their personal information be removed from Internet search results, Interfax reported on Monday, citing presidential aide Igor Shchegolev.15:42 20.04.2015
Russia mulls establishing cyber police unit to monitor social media - reportRussian interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and the State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin were approached with a proposal to establish a cyber police unit to monitor social media.11:42 10.04.2015
eBay agrees to abide by Russian law on Internet data storage - reporteBay Inc. has agreed to store the personal data of Russian nationals on servers in Russia in accordance with a law that takes effect on September 1, Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday.10:34 07.04.2015
Russian prosecutors move to block websites promoting Islamic extremismA request has been filed with communications regulator Roskomnadzor to restrict access to websites deemed to promote Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami organization which is banned in Russia.12:31 03.04.2015
Lawmaker proposes denying foreigners entry into Russia over Internet posts - reportAlexei Zhuravlyov, chairman of the right-wing political party Rodina (Motherland), proposed a bill denying foreigners entry into Russia based on their social media activity, Izvestia newspaper reported on Thursday.11:34 02.04.2015
Twitter deletes 55 posts at request of Russian watchdogThe online social networking service Twitter has deleted 55 messages of Russian users for violation of law, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing Vadim Ampelonsky, spokesman for communications regulator Roskomnadzor.12:36 25.03.2015
Moscow company loses right to use Firefox brandThe Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks (Rospatent) has ruled in favor of Mozilla Firefox, the web browser, in a lawsuit to terminate the legal protection for the Firefox brand of the Moscow-based company SaleNames.13:54 19.03.2015
Social network definition may be added to Russian blogger lawDeputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Constitutional Legislation and State Building, Konstantin Dobrynin, has suggested introducing the terms “blogger” and “social network” to Russian law in order to clarify the provisions of the controversial law on bloggers.17:31 12.03.2015
Russia’s Culture Ministry proposes Internet tax, with concessions - reportThe Russian Ministry of Culture has developed a bill on “copyright tax” to be collected from Internet users.10:57 24.02.2015
Moscow court upholds decision to block access to Navalny's websiteMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Wednesday upheld an order of communications regulator Roskomnadzor to block access to Alexei Navalny’s website.14:42 18.02.2015
Moscow court set to hear privacy lawsuit against GoogleMoscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court on Monday set a hearing for March 2 to consider a suit filed by Yekaterinburg resident Anton Burkov accusing Google of violating his privacy rights.11:34 16.02.2015
Russian regulator to block over 60 websites for violations of personal data lawRussian communications regulator Roskomnadzor announced on Thursday that access to over 60 websites would be blocked for violations of legislation on personal data.13:42 12.02.2015
Russian lawmaker proposes to restrict access to Internet anonymity service TorLeonid Levin, chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy and Communications, suggested to restrict access to the Internet privacy service Tor.13:27 05.02.2015