People behind online defamation must be punished but not jailed - human rights body’s headChairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Valery Fadeyev believes that authors of defaming publications on the Internet must be punished with a fine but not with imprisonment.16:28 15.12.2020
Bill on prison terms for online defamation submitted to State DumaA bill introducing prison sentence as punishment for online defamation has reached the State Duma.10:49 15.12.2020
Russian President urges to build up concept of human rights protection in cyberspacePresident Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia’s Government and Human Rights Council would be instructed to build up in cooperation a concept of human rights protection in the cyberdomain.17:17 10.12.2020
Blogger detained for 2 months over girlfriend’s death from hyperthermiaThe Ramensky Court in Moscow on Friday detained blogger Stas Reshetnikov (Reeflay) for 2 months in a case over intended infliction of grievous bodily harm to his girlfriend resulted in her death.17:24 04.12.2020
Russia’s Human Rights Council member urges blocking of live broadcasts of violent contentBloggers broadcasting in real time incidents involving harassment of people need to be prosecuted, and such content is to be blocked immediately, Deputy Chair of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Irina Kirkora believes.12:05 03.12.2020
Illegal content removed from 188,000 websites with extremist information - RoskomnadzorThis year, illegal content was removed from 188,000 websites publishing extremist materials, according to Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor.11:59 25.11.2020
Bill envisaging fines for failures to ensure Runet security reaches State DumaA bill seeking to introduce administrative liability for failures to ensure secure and stable functioning of the internet over the territory of the Russian Federation in case its national section known as Runet is isolated from the global network has been submitted the State Duma.12:47 24.11.2020
Bill on 3-day term for removal of personal data from social media reaches State DumaA bill on publicly available personal data entitles citizens the right to specify the duration of a period within which such data is permitted to be processed, according to the author of the document, member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin.15:57 20.11.2020
New case opened against Russian blogger convicted of justifying terrorismRussia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) asked the Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow to arrest blogger from Tyumen Alexey Kungurov, who had been earlier convicted of justifying terrorism, as part of a new case in absentia.10:58 20.11.2020
Civic Chamber’s member urges to introduce criminal punishment for child cyberbullyingMember of the Civic Chamber Commission on Development of Information Community, Mass Media, and Mass Communications Yekaterina Mizulina states it is necessary to capture punishment for public cyberbullying against minors in law.14:50 19.11.2020
Russia’s Civic Chamber member urges adoption of law to overcome foreign censorshipIt is necessary to develop the Russian legislation by imposing liability for online censorship practiced by Western internet platforms, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.17:43 11.11.2020
Online interrogations to facilitate faster probes – Russia’s Public Business OmbudsmanOnline examinations of witnesses and victims may fasten preliminary investigations, as well as shorten times accused persons are kept in pretrial detention centers, Public Business Ombudsman, Co-Chair of Rost political party Alexander Khurudzhi believes.13:14 10.11.2020
Russian citizen fined over $450 for rehabilitation of NazismA court in the Volgograd Region has fined a local resident 35,000 rubles (over $450) for publishing a comment condoning activity of Adolf Hitler on one of the social networks.12:34 10.11.2020
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
Internet activists propose to fine foreign companies for censuring Russian mass mediaThe Association of Professional Users of Social Media and Messengers (APUSMM) has urged the Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media to introduce fines for foreign internet companies censuring Russian mass media outlets.14:00 05.11.2020
Distance learning for senior Moscow pupils extended for another fortnightMoscow pupils in grades 6-11 will go onto further distance study for another two weeks amid the coronavirus spread, according to information published on the website of the city’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Thursday.10:18 05.11.2020
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
Number of fakes on foreign internet platforms increases – Russian communications agencyThere is an increase in the number of fake publications distributed by foreign internet platforms, Russia’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor reports Tuesday.13:19 27.10.2020
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