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Russia: Introduced Bill restricting content blocking due to free speech

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Introduced Bill restricting content blocking due to free speech

On 19 November 2020, 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 Russian Federation” was introduced in the State Duma of t…

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

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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…