A draft law proposed in Russia would introduce severe monetary fines for noncompliance with Russia’s data protection law, including the data localization requirement, and violations of various internet activity laws.
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Russia has amended its main laws governing the internet to allow the government to restrict access to the internet and to control internet traffic in emergency situations....more
Russian lawmakers have proposed a draft law that would impose new obligations on the owners of public networks. Such owners with no registered presence in Russia would be required to set up a local representative office....more
Russia continues to expand the regulation of various internet-related activities, implementing a general tightening of efforts to monitor and control content, and showing special attention to activities by foreign media...more