Russia: Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media investigation into Wikimedia Foundation over alleged violation of registration requirements
Progress
Current status
in force
26 Aug 2025 in force
Scope
Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Tagansky District Court issued ruling against Wikimedia Foundation with a fine of RUB 6 million over alleged violation of registration requirements
On 26 August 2025, the Tagansky District Court in Moscow issued a ruling against Wikimedia Foundation, imposing an administrative fine of RUB 6 million for violation of Part 2 of Article 13.49 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Fe…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court