Russia: Implemented Law on the activities of foreign persons in the internet (Federal Law No. 236-FZ) including local operations requirement

On 1 January 2022, the obligation to create a local branch within the law on the activities of foreign persons on the Internet on the territory of the Russian Federation enters into force. For an information provider to fall under the new law it has to have a daily Russian audience of more than 500'000 daily users and meet one of the following conditions: (1) Providing information in the Russian language or language of a Republic within the Russian Federation. (2) Advertising to consumers located in Russia. (3) Processing information of users located in Russia. (4) Receiving money from Russian consumers or entities.