Law on Restricting Access to Illegal Information on the Internet

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Federal Law No. 139 ( Russian Федеральный закон № 139-ФЗ ), the official law amending the law on the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development, and other individual laws of the Russian Federation on restricting access to illegal information the Internet ( russian О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "О защите детей от информации, причиняющей вред их здоровью и развитию" и отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации по вопросу ограничения доступа к противоправной информации в сети Интернет ), previously as bill no. 89417-6 ( Russian Законопроект № 89417-6 ) is a federal law that was passed by the Russian State Duma on July 11, 2012 , signed by Vladimir Putin on July 28, 2012 , and entered into force on July 30, 2012.

The law restricts access to content on the Internet in order to improve the protection of children. This should or can be done using content filters and an Internet blacklist, i.e. a black list of Internet sites blocked in Russia. Some critics of the law fear that it will lead to censorship on the Internet. Other critics note that enforcing it will incur significant costs and numerous technical implementation problems.

history

According to RIA Novosti , the League for a Safe Internet ( Лига безопасного интернета ) supported this legislative initiative after a Russian pedophile ring was exposed. The law was introduced to the Duma on June 7, 2012. The first reading took place on July 6th and the second on July 10th, 2012. On the day of the second reading, protests by the Russian-language Wikipedia broke out due to a blackout .

Internet blacklist

The blacklist, feared by critics, can be created by applying the law of July 27, 2006 № 149-FZ ( On Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information ). The new law adds Article 15 to the above, stating that a blacklist of domain names and / or web addresses can be created, child pornography , information on illegal drugs , so-called extremist material and other content that is prohibited in Russia included.

Effects on Internet providers and home page owners

If an address appears on the black list, the provider must inform the owner within a few days and request that the content be removed. The owner must then remove the content within a few days. If this does not happen, the provider must block the page. Whether innocent people will also be affected by the site lock due to technical peculiarities is ignored by the law. An objection to the site lock can only be made to the court within three months.

Further effects of the new law

The new law will change other laws. Some concern the Federal Law of December 29, 2010 № 436-FZ ( For the Protection of Children from Harmful Information ). This makes the use of content filters necessary. As a result, websites with "harmful" content will have to contain age ratings . In some cases, marking in the form "18+" is required. Another addition concerns the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses . This will hold providers liable who refuse to take measures to protect children from harmful information. The amendment to the Federal Law of July 7, 2003 № 126-FZ (On Communication) will tighten restrictions on access to information on the Internet, which are regulated by the law.

critic

The Russian President's Human Rights Council has criticized the law on various points: the draft law is pointless for its purposes; the criteria are too subjective; the proposed method could also allow non-guilty resources to be blocked if they share their IPs with others; there is no objection procedure.

According to the Moscow Times , Russian Minister of Information and Press Nikolai Nikiforov tweeted about possible problems with the law.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Russian Lawmakers Set to Debate Internet Blacklist , MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti), accessed July 9, 2012
  2. ↑ a b Declaration of the Council in relation to № 89417-6 "On amendments to the Federal Law" On the protection of children from information harmful to their health and development Human Rights Council to the President of Russia , accessed on July 9, 2012
  3. ↑ a b Russian Wikipedia Goes on Strike Over Censorship Plans , MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti)
  4. ↑ Russian State Duma Bill 89417-6 (web page link to duma.gov.ru, accessed July 9, 2012)
  5. ^ Internet Restriction Bill Passes First Reading , July 8, 2012, The Moscow Times, accessed July 9, 2012