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Deripaska sues Tinkov for about $33 mln over offensive comment

Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska is seeking 2 billion rubles (about $33 million) in damages from businessman Oleg Tinkov for alleged defamation.

14:22 15.08.2022

Russian court upholds nationwide ban on Meta

The Moscow City Court upheld on Monday the prohibition of Meta Platforms Inc in Russia for extremist activity.

17:38 20.06.2022

Russian communications watchdog starts development of social networks register

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has started to form a register of social networks. It already includes Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Likee, Youtube, VKontakte and Odnoklassniki.

10:44 23.09.2021

Social networks face fines for involvement of minors into illegal activities - watchdog

Social networks Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and YouTube video hosting service will be fined for failure to prevent distribution of calls for participation in the illegal January 23 rally targeted at minors, according to a statement of Russia’s communications agency Roskomnadzor.

17:55 27.01.2021

Foreign internet platforms violate rights of Russians – Civic Chamber

Censoring 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 agency

There 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

Communications watchdog urges Instagram to remove pic insulting Russian state symbols

Russia’s communications agency has sent Instagram social network a demand to delete an image insulting the country’s state symbols.

12:08 16.07.2019

Mobile app developer seeks ban on Instagram in Russia

Taximeta company, a mobile application developer, has filed a lawsuit with a Moscow court seeking to oblige Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor to ban Instagram as a service damaging the users’ mental health.

15:18 19.05.2017