Russia: Passed Bill No. 9712-8 establishing criminal liability for misinformation on Russian state bodies
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Passed Bill No. 9712-8 establishing criminal liability for misinformation on Russian state bodies
On 22 March 2022, the Russian Duma passed amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation to expand the criminal liability for spreading misinformation regarding the work of Russian state bodies oper…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
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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2021-10-28
under deliberation
2022-03-22
under deliberation
2022-03-23
adopted