Russian communications watchdog seeks to ban illegal rallies ads on YouTubeRussia’s communications agency has sent Google a request demanding to prevent advertising of unauthorized rallies on YouTube video hosting service belonging to the American corporation.12:59 12.08.2019
FAS decisions against Yandex for advertising betting company during FIFA-2018 quashedThe Moscow Commercial Court has ruled in favor of Yandex quashing a decision and an order of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), which said Russia’s web-search giant was in breach of legislation because of distributing advertisement of Fonbet betting company during broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2018 matches.10:22 02.08.2019
Russian antimonopoly watchdog fines Philip Morris $1,600 for tobacco ads spamThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Philip Morris Sales and Marketing 100,000 rubles ($1,600) for e-mail spamming with advertisement of L&M cigarettes.11:58 03.07.2019
Russian antimonopoly watchdog suspects Yandex of illegal broker adsThe Moscow directorate of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened a case against Yandex over advertisement of Instaforex broker company having no Central Bank’s license for financial operations.14:58 01.07.2019
Digital agency fined over $3,000 for inaccurate medicine adsRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has fined Traffic Isobar digital agency 200,000 rubles (over $3,000) for inaccurate medicine advertising.18:08 27.06.2019
Russian antimonopoly watchdog calls Google law violator over graduation papers writing adsThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has held that Google had violated law by placement of contextual advertisement of writing graduation papers.13:43 26.06.2019
Russian mobile operator MTS fined $1,500 for inaccurate advertisingThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined one of Russia’s top mobile operators, MTS, 100,000 rubles ($1,500) for violation of law by spreading inaccurate advertising of bundled services.17:34 14.06.2019
Yandex fined $1,500 for inappropriate financial services advertisingThe Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has fined Yandex 100,000 rubles ($1,500) for inappropriate advertising of financial services.10:38 13.06.2019
Russian antimonopoly watchdog finds Google guilty of advertising casinoThe Moscow directorate of Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) found Google LLC guilty of advertising a gambling house in Google AdWords.18:06 23.05.2019
Antimonopoly watchdog suspects Russia’s Otkritie Bank of inappropriate advertisingThe Federal Antimonopoly Service’s Moscow directorate has opened a case against Otkritie Bank on suspicion of inappropriate advertising.17:20 20.05.2019
Advertiser's $14.6 mln claim against Moscow Government dismissedThe Moscow Commercial Court has dismissed a 943-million-ruble ($14.6 million) claim of outdoor advertising operator TRK against the Moscow Government’s Department of Mass Media and Advertising.11:19 30.04.2019
Ban on online psychoactive drugs ads favored by Federation Council membersRussian senators on Monday approved a bill banning distribution of information on developing, producing and using new potentially dangerous psychoactive substances and drug-containing crops in media and on the Internet.16:35 22.04.2019
Russian lawmakers back ban on online advertisement of psychoactive drugsThe State Duma passed in a final third reading on Wednesday a bill prohibiting distribution of information on developing, producing and using new potentially dangerous psychoactive substances and drug-containing crops in media and on the Internet.12:26 17.04.2019
Russian mobile operator fined $1,500 for advertising law violationThe Moscow Commercial Court has upheld the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s decision to fine VimpelCom (Beeline brand), one of Russia’s top mobile operators, 100,000 rubles (over $1,500) for violating the advertising law.17:47 16.04.2019
Russian PR expert denied compensation for moral harm allegedly caused by Reebok adsMoscow’s Kuntsevsky District Court on Tuesday dismissed a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) compensation claim filed by Glavpiar PR company’s Director Oleg Voronin against Adidas sports giant over controversial Reebok advertisement.12:58 19.03.2019
Court upholds Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog decision in debt collection caseThe Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) imposing a fine on a legal company for inappropriate advertising of debt collection services.17:29 27.02.2019
Russian PR expert’s $3k claim against Adidas over Reebok ads set for March 4Moscow's Kuntsevsky District Court will start hearing a 200,000-ruble ($3,000) compensation action lodged by Glavpiar PR company’s Director Oleg Voronin against Adidas sports giant over controversial Reebok advertisement on March 4.12:42 19.02.2019
Russian PR expert sues Adidas over Reebok advertisement, demands $3,000Director of Russia’s Glavpiar PR company Oleg Voronin has filed a lawsuit against Adidas sports giant demanding 200,000 rubles ($3,000) for moral harm allegedly caused by controversial Reebok advertisement.17:55 13.02.2019
Penalty imposed on microlender for using prayer in advertisement upheldThe Eighteen Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a claim lodged by a microfinance lender seeking a decision that it was unlawfully penalized for using Christian symbols in its advertisement.13:22 16.11.2018
Yandex.Taxi fined $1,500 for inappropriate advertisingThe Federal Antimonopoly Agency (FAS) has fined Yandex.Taxi 100,000 rubles ($1,500) for a small print in its advertisement.16:58 13.11.2018