The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor for short) is tasked with monitoring the media, ensuring compliance with federal laws and obligations. They are also responsible for the infamous internet blacklist now in operation in Russia, resulting in Western claims that the Russian government are now “selectively blocking the internet”.Wikipedia
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Russian censorship body Roskomnadzor have blocked access to opposition politician Alexei Navalny's popular blog claiming violations of his house arrest conditions.0 -
Roskomnadzor are discussing plans to introduce age restrictions for museum exhibits. Unsurprisingly, Russian netizens are not very impressed with the new plans. -
Seventy years after the Leningrad blockade was lifted, a TV channel is in trouble for asking viewers if they thought that Leningrad should have been surrendered. -
The government body maintaining the Great Firewall of Russia have added Russia's largest social network to the blacklist, without making their reasons known. -
The online encyclopedia has fallen foul of a law passed in November banning material promoting drug abuse, in particular with their "smoking cannabis" article. -
Internet comedy site Lurkomore is under fire again. After being removed from an internet blacklist last year, the Chechen Interior Ministry want it back on. -
A very popular Russian encyclopaedia of memes and humour has been banned by the recently introduced register of banned sites, much to the disgust of many netizens.
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Netizens are calling for apologies from Stillavin's radio show on the Lighthouse radio station after a morning show segment mocked sufferers of cystic fibrosis. -
The "Innocence of Muslims" film, found "extremist" by the General Attorney of Russia, could cause YouTube to be added to a list of blocked sites in early November. -
Russian radio stations are to broadcast a warning message before any song determined by an expert group to contain lyrics or content inappropriate for children.
