Civic activists to assist Russian media watchdog in fighting cyberbullying, online fraudThe Public Council at the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has committed to help the body in the fight against cyberbullying and online fraud.17:50 19.05.2021
Russian penal colonies and pretrial detention centers to be equipped with e-legal systemsInstitutions of the Russian penal system are to be equipped with electronic databases of constantly updated normative legal acts regulating the rights and obligations of prisoners.17:06 30.04.2021
Russian MPs propose tougher fines for advertising online sale of alcoholState Duma lawmakers Vitaly Milonov and Vladimir Afonsky have submitted a bill increasing fines for advertising online retail sale of alcohol to 500,000 rubles ($6,500) to the lower house of parliament.10:40 15.04.2021
TikTok ordered to pay $34K fine for failure to delete calls for illegal actionsA magistrate court on Tuesday fined TikTok social network 2.6 million rubles ($34,000) for failure to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.13:41 06.04.2021
Twitter fined $42,000 for refusal to delete calls for illegal actionsA magistrate court in Moscow on Friday fined Twitter social network 3.2 million rubles ($42,000) for failure to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.14:16 02.04.2021
Russian MPs move toward pretrial blocking of online libelThe State Duma lawmakers passed a bill on prejudicial blocking of information recources distributing false malicious statements defaming people’s honour and dignity in the first reading on Wednesday.14:41 24.03.2021
Bill to block websites with money transfers to online casinos brought before State DumaA draft law envisaging out-of-court blocking of websites wherethrough funds are transferred to the benefit of illegal online casinos and lotteries has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.15:48 23.03.2021
State Duma MPs call on IT companies to comply with Russian lawsThe State Duma Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs has taken a decision to urge the management of social networks TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and Google corporation to undertake measures aimed at prevention of violations of Russian laws involving their platforms, according to Chair of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament Vasily Piskarev.12:16 17.03.2021
Facebook deletes drug couriers vacancies ads at request of Russian media watchdogFacebook has notified Roskomnadzor that the social network complied with the body’s request to remove pages and accounts that advertised vacancies of drug mules.14:36 12.03.2021
State Duma passes bill on prompt blocking of extremist content in first readingThe State Duma passed a bill envisaging prompt blocking of information containing justification of extremist and terrorist activities in the first reading on Tuesday.15:11 09.03.2021
VKontakte fined over $20,000 for failure to delete banned videoA court in St. Petersburg fined VKontakte social network 1.5 million rubles (over $20,000) for ignoring demands of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor to delete video calling for participation in unauthorized rallies.14:23 09.03.2021
Facebook, Twitter, Google face administrative hearing over information blocking breachesA magistrate court in Moscow will consider nine administrative protocols against Facebook, Twitter and Google issued over failures to delete information calling teenagers to participate in illegal actions.13:35 09.03.2021
Moscow court upholds 15-day detention of journalist calling to take part in illegal ralliesThe Moscow City Court on Friday upheld the 15-day detention of journalist and municipal lawmaker Ilya Azar 150,000 rubles ($2,000) for calls to participate in unauthorized rallies.12:18 05.03.2021
Journalist Azar fined $2,000 for calls for participation in illegal actionsMoscow’s Tverskoy District Court on Wednesday fined journalist and municipal lawmaker Ilya Azar 150,000 rubles ($2,000) for calls to participate in unauthorized rallies.17:44 03.03.2021
President Putin urges reaction to involvement of teenagers into illegal actionsRussian President Vladimir Putin urged, in accordance with the law, to respond to the involvement of minors in illegal unauthorized street actions addressing an expanded meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday.17:19 03.03.2021
Russia’s Investigative Committee to launch probe into TikTok child suicide callsChairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin has issued an order to organize investigation into the dissemination of information on the TikTok social network that encourages children to commit suicide.11:38 03.03.2021
Arrest of Navalny’s associate Volkov in absentia upheldThe Moscow City Court on Monday upheld issuance of arrest warrant in absentia for Leonid Volkov, the head of regional offices of Alexey Navalny, in a case over involvement of children in unlawful events.17:48 01.03.2021
Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog suspects Yandex of market discriminationRussia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a warning to Yandex company over creation of discriminatory conditions in the search engine.11:07 25.02.2021
Putin sets fines for distribution of information on foreign agents without markingPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fines for distribution of information on individual foreign agents without appropriate marking into law.11:10 24.02.2021
Russian senators approve harsh sanctions for inducement to drug use via InternetThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russian parliament, has approved a bill on criminal punishment for online inducement to the drug use and tougher sanctions for the fatal drug propaganda.13:13 17.02.2021