Russia: Roskomnadzor investigation into hosting providers regarding alleged violation of local operation requirements under Federal Law No. 236-FZ

Progress

Current status
in force
12 Apr 2024 in force
10 Apr 2024 in force
08 Apr 2024 in force
05 Apr 2024 in force
03 Apr 2024 in force
01 Apr 2024 in force
29 Mar 2024 in force
27 Mar 2024 in force
25 Mar 2024 in force
27 Oct 2023 in force
26 Sep 2023 in force

Scope

Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

12 Apr 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of GoDaddyLLC for violating local operational requirements

On 12 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company GoDaddy LLC. The company fa…

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10 Apr 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of DigitalOcean, LLC for violating local operational requirements

On 10 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company DigitalOcean, LLC. The comp…

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08 Apr 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of Ionos Inc. for violating local operational requirements

On 8 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company Ionos Inc. The company faile…

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05 Apr 2024
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Announced Roskomnadzor ban of Bluehost Inc. for violating local operational requirements

On 5 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company Bluehost Inc. The company fa…

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03 Apr 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of DreamHost, LLC for violating local operational requirements

On 3 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company DreamHost, LLC. The company …

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01 Apr 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of Network Solutions, LLC for violating local operational requirements

On 1 April 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban on accessing information resources by the foreign company Network Solutions, LLC. The compa…

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29 Mar 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of HostGator LLC for violating local operational requirements

On 29 March 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company HostGator, LLC. The company…

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27 Mar 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of WPEngine, Inc. for violating local operational requirements

On 27 March 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company WPEngine, Inc. The company …

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25 Mar 2024
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor ban of Kamatera Inc. for violating local operational requirements

On 25 March 2024, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced a complete ban against accessing information resources by the foreign company Kamatera Inc. The company f…

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27 Oct 2023
in force

Announced Roskomnadzor new penalties against 12 hosting providers for violating local operational requirements

On 27 October 2023, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) announced additional measures against 12 foreign hosting providers. The affected companies are Hetzner Online Gmb…

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26 Sep 2023
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Announced Roskomnadzor coercive measures against 12 hosting providers for violating local operational requirements under Federal Law No. 236-FZ

On 26 September 2023, Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) announced coercive measures against 12 foreign hosting providers due to non-compliance with local operation requirements un…

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