Russia: Roskomnadzor letter to Russian Wikipedia demanding to remove content related to Russian operation in Ukraine classified as false

Progress

Current status
in force
20 Jul 2022 in force
26 Apr 2022 in force
31 Mar 2022 under deliberation
04 Mar 2022 under deliberation
01 Mar 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
judiciary
Government Body
other regulatory body
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

20 Jul 2022
in force

Roskomnadzor administrative measures against the Wikimedia Foundation

On 20 July 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced that is implementing additional administrative measures against Wikimedia due to the company’s refusal to delete c…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
26 Apr 2022
in force

Wikipedia fined RUB 5 million for failing to remove remove “false information”

On 26 April 2022, the Magistrate's Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow issued a ruling in the case brought before the Court by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
31 Mar 2022
under deliberation

Roskomnadzor announces drawing of administrative protocol against Wikipedia

On 31 March 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor, announced that it is drafting an administrative protocol against Wikipedia for not taking down posts classified a…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
04 Mar 2022
under deliberation

Roskomnadzor sends a letter to Russian Wikipedia demanding to remove “false information”

On 4 April 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to Wikipedia asking to delete information regarding the Russian special military operation in Ukrai…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
01 Mar 2022
under deliberation

Roskomnadzor sends letter to Russian Wikipedia demanding to remove content related to Russian operation in Ukraine classified as false

On 1 March 2022, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) notified Wikipedia that it is presenting “false information” on one of its pages. Roskomnadzor noted that according to the r…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body