Access to socially important websites to become free of charge – lawRussian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday enacted a bill on free access to websites of social importance into law.12:59 02.07.2021
Opening of IT-companies offices in Russia to solve unreasonable censorship problem - expertThe establishment of official representative offices of foreign technological companies in Russia is one of the most important steps to solve the problem of unreasonable censorship, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.17:19 01.07.2021
Russian President compels foreign IT giants to open offices in RussiaRussia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia into law.11:51 01.07.2021
Moscow court upholds $35K fine against TikTok for information violationsMoscow’s Tagansky District Court on Tuesday upheld a fine in the amount of 2.6 million rubles (over $35,000) imposed on TikTok social network for failure to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.12:03 29.06.2021
Number of online drug crimes up by 2.5 times – Russia’s Interior MinistryOver the past three years, the number of registered drug crimes committed with the use of modern technologies has increased by 2.5 times, Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev has said addressing a meeting of the State Anti-Drug Committee.15:40 25.06.2021
Alleged organizer of group of death put in detentionA court has ordered detention of a resident of the Stavropol Region charged with organizing so-called online groups of death and death of two teenagers.12:16 21.06.2021
State Duma adopts proposal to compel foreign IT giants to open offices in RussiaThe State Duma adopted a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia in the third and final reading on Thursday.12:23 17.06.2021
Facebook fined $235,000 by Russian court for information violationsA magistrate judge of a judicial district of Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday ordered Facebook social network 17 million rubles ($235,000) for failure to remove banned information from the platform.15:57 10.06.2021
Telegram ordered to pay $140,000 for failure to delete prohibited informationA 10 million-ruble ($140,000) fine on Thursday was imposed on Telegram for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from the messenger.15:26 10.06.2021
Bill obliging foreign IT giants to open offices in Russia passes first stage in State DumaThe State Duma passed a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia in the first reading on Tuesday.18:12 01.06.2021
Russian Civic Chamber urges citizens to back memorandum on protection of minors on InternetMembers of the Russian Civic Chamber invite all concerned citizens to join the parent community's memorandum on the protection of children on the Internet and social networks.15:43 01.06.2021
Two men suspected of publication of Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment site plead guiltyTwo suspects in a case over publishing photos of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website acknowledged themselves in the wrong.10:25 01.06.2021
New cases opened over publication of Nazi photo on Immortal Regiment siteInvestigators opened new criminal cases against two Russian nationals and two citizens of Ukraine, who had attempted to publish photos of Nazi criminals on the Immortal Regiment website.13:59 31.05.2021
TikTok ordered to pay over $20,000 for information violationA magistrate judge on Thursday fined TikTok 1.5 million rubles (over $20,000) for failure to remove information banned by Russian legislation from the platform.17:05 27.05.2021
Twitter fined $260,000 for refusal to delete banned informationA magistrate judge of a judicial district of Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Thursday fined Twitter Inc 19 million rubles ($260,000) for refusal to delete information banned by Russian legislation from the social network.15:32 27.05.2021
Voronezh court fines user over publishing Hitler photo on Immortal Regiment siteThe Voronezh Regional Court has imposed a fine on local resident Alexander Khoroshiltsev, who posted a photo of Adolf Hitler on the Immortal Regiment website.14:05 27.05.2021
Moscow court fines Google $55,000 for refusal to delete banned contentA magistrate judge of the Tagansky District Court’s judicial district in Moscow on Tuesday fined Google LLC 4 million rubles ($55,000) for refusal to delete information prohibited by Russian lawr.16:35 25.05.2021
Bill obliging foreign IT giants to open offices in Russia reaches State DumaMembers of the State Duma IT Committee along with senator Alexander Pushkov on Friday submitted a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia to the lower house of parliament.16:13 21.05.2021
E-justice used in over 400,000 cases examined in RussiaIn 2020, electronic justice systems were used when considering more than 400,000 cases in Russian courts, Alexey Solokhin, Counselor to the Department of Systematization of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice of the Russian Supreme Court said at the Digitalization and Cybersecurity in Courts track of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9 ¾.13:44 21.05.2021
Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings to be put in operation in 2022Superservice Digital Enforcement Proceedings, the model of which the executive authorities are currently working on, should start working in 2022, according to Deputy Minister of the Russian Justice Ministry Yevgeniy Zabarchuk at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9¾.14:30 20.05.2021