From Facebook and Twitter require registration

The Supervisory authority has pushed 3 foreign social networks official notification of an integral registration on the ground of the Russian Federation.

The authorities have noted, when the requirement was not met, then after 2 warnings websites can be in the black list.

Roskomnadzor has decided to take action against U.S. web sites that work on areas of the Russian Federation, but violate its laws. He sent formal notice American Internet services, Facebook, Gmail and Twitter about the need to register as initiators of disseminating information.

It is noted that "Vkontakte"services "Yandex'and Mail.ru already integrated in the registry, told "Izvestia" referring to the Deputy Manager of the Supervisory Department Maxim Ksenzova. "We all sent notifications and in any case will force to execute the law, " he said. They consulted among themselves, communicate with California legal services. We also conduct consultations and while deliberately not pushing".

Note that this decision is connected with the entry into force signed by President of Russia amendments to the laws "On information, information development and information protection", "On the relationship and the Code of administrative offences. The same document bloggers, the number of subscribers which is more than 3 thousand per day, were obliged to perform a number of limitations, similar to the rules for the media.

Also introduced requirements for pages and systems for receipt, transfer, shipping, or processing electronic news Network users. By registering Roskomnadzor as an initiator of disseminating information, this website should in the course of 6 months to keep the "on the territory of Russia information about the facts of reception, transmission, delivery and processing of voice information, writings, images, sounds or other electronic news of Internet users". For failure to comply with this requirement could face a fine of up to 500 thousand rubles.. .

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