Russia: Adopted Law restricting the blocking of content due to free speech

Adopted Law restricting the blocking of content due to free speech

On 25 December 2020, the Federal Council of the Russian Federation adopted the Amendment to the Federal Law “On Measures to Influence Persons Involved in Violations of Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms, Rights and Freedoms of Citizens of the Rus…

Scope

Policy Area

Content moderation

Policy Instrument

User speech right

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

legislature

Government Body

parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2020-11-19

under deliberation

On 19 November 2020, the Amendment to the Federal Law “On Measures to Influence Persons Involved in…

2020-12-25

adopted

On 25 December 2020, the Federal Council of the Russian Federation adopted the Amendment to the Fed…

2020-12-30

adopted

On 20 December 2020, the President of the Russian Federation signed into law the Amendment to the F…

2021-01-10

in force

On 10 January 2021, the Federal Law No. 482-FZ including restriction of content blocking due to fre…

Key regulatory dimensions

Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.

producer / supplier

Type Private organisation

Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content

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