Fines range from 30,000 to 500,000 rubles (about US$458 to US$7,600) depending on the legal and official status of the offender (i.e., whether the offender is a physical person, legal person, or official). The Law on Amending the Code of Administrative Violations prescribes fines for spreading fake news. 1 1, 1 2, 1 3, 1 4.) These provisions do not apply to information disseminated through a news aggregator.
In such cases the internet service provider must also immediately block access to the sites where the fake news is published. 1 1.) Upon receipt of a notice from Roskomnadzor, the editorial body must immediately take steps to remove such information and, if it fails to do so, Roskomnadzor must take steps to limit access to the online publication. 13, 2015) Law on Amending Article 15-3, para. ( This Is How Russian Internet Censorship Works, MEDUZA (Aug. This Law further states that Roskomnadzor, the Kremlin’s media watchdog and censorship agency, is to inform the editorial body of an online publication of fake news that must be removed from its website. The Law on Amending Article 15-3 in particular defines fake news as “socially significant false information distributed under the guise of truthful messages if they create a threat that endangers people’s lives, health, or property create possibilities for mass violations of public order or public security or possibly hinder the work of transportation and social infrastructure, credit institutions, lines of communications, industry, and energy enterprises.” (Federal Law on Amending Article 15-3, para. 18, 2019, Pravo legal media website (in Russian).) The Laws establish fines for knowingly spreading fake news and procedures for internet service providers to block access to websites disseminating fake news.
18, 2019, Pravo legal media website (in Russian) Federal Law on Amending the Code of Administrative Violations, Mar. ( Federal Law on Amending Article 15-3 of the Federal Law on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information, Mar. 11, 2019) On March 18, 2019, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed two laws passed by the Russian parliament aimed at countering the creation and dissemination of fake news.
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