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Russia: Investigation into Google regarding Youtube's restriction of access to State Duma channel

Progress

Current status
in force
22 Nov 2022 in force
09 Apr 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

22 Nov 2022
in force

Moscow Arbitration Court orders Google to restore access to Duma TV YouTube channel and imposes fine

On 22 November 2022, the Moscow Arbitration Court ordered Google LLC to restore access to Duma TV YouTube channel and imposed a fine against the company for RUB 1 billion. Google had removed access to the Duma TV channel on 9 April 2021. The Federa…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
09 Apr 2022
under deliberation

Roskomnadzor demands YouTube owner Google LLC restore access to State Duma channel

On 9 April 2021, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media of Russia, Roskomnadzor, sent a letter to Google LLC, the owner of the platform YouTube, demanding the company restore access to the Duma T…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority