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On 19 July 2016 the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation adopted a set of rules to facilitate its remote access to decoding information from “organizations that distribute information” online (Internet and telecom providers), such as all text, voice, graphic, sound, video, and any other messages of their customers. It follows the recently adopted amendments to the federal statutes “On Communications” and “On Information, Information Technologies, and Protection of Information” (see IRIS 2016-8/31). The procedures approved by the FSB stipulate that the Organization and Analytics...

The State Duma (parliament) of the Russian Federation adopted on 10 June 2016 amendments to the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information (see IRIS 2014-3/40, 2014-6/31) and the Administrative Code. These amendments require owners of Internet search engines (“news aggregators”) with more than one million daily users to be accountable for the faithfulness of content “essential for the public”, except when such content represents a verbatim reproduction of materials published by media outlets registered in Russia. Such materials, if distributed by aggregators...

The State Duma (parliament) of the Russian Federation adopted on 24 June 2016 a set of amendments to the Federal Law “On Counteraction to Terrorism” (See IRIS 2006-5:19/33) and other laws that shall affect telecom sector in Russia. The President signed the amendments into law on 6 July 2016. Among other things, the law makes additions to the 2003 Federal Statute “On Communications” and to the Federal Law “On Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information” (see IRIS 2014-3/40 and IRIS 2014-6/31), adding requirements for Internet and telecom providers to store (in Russia) for...

The State Duma (parliament) of the Russian Federation adopted on 22 June 2016 amendments to the statutes “On the Mass Media” (see IRIS 2011-7/42) and “On Communications” that provide for guidance in selecting regional TV channels for must-carry purposes. The President signed the amendments into law on 3 July 2016. The amendments specify that the audience of each region (or province) of the Russian Federation will have one TV channel as part of the must-carry free set of channels provided with the digital switchover. Such a channel shall be selected in accordance with a special procedure to be established...

On 22 June 2016 the State Duma (parliament) of the Russian Federation adopted a statute that amends the statutes on Mass Media (see IRIS 2001-9/25) and on Advertising (see IRIS 2006-4/34) by introducing rules for TV audience measurement services. In particular, the amendments prohibit foreign entities, foreign governments, international organizations, as well as Russian entities under their control or with foreign participation or foreign capital exceeding 20 percent, from engaging in television audience measurement services. From now on this activity will be allowed only under special authorization...