Russian 2019 Fake News Law

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2019 Fake News Law
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Federal Assembly
  • On Amendments to Article 15-3 of the Federal Law "On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection"
    On Amendments to the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses
Territorial extent Russia
Signed byPresident Vladimir Putin
Signed18 March 2019
Commenced19 March 2019
Legislative history
First reading 7 March 2019 (State Duma)
Second reading 13 March 2019 (Federation Council)
Amends
Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses
Status: Current legislation

The 2019 Russian Fake News Law is a group of 2 federal laws, adopted by State Duma on 7 March 2019, approved by Federation Council on 13 March 2019, signed by President of Russia on 18 March 2019, allowing the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media to extrajudicially block access to online media publishing information, considered "unreliable" by Russian authorities (Law No.31-FZ), and establishing the punishment for such dissemination (Law No.27-FZ). The laws entered into force on 29 March 2019. [1] These laws are the first in the series of Russian fake news laws. [2]

Contents

Overview

The Federal Law of 18 March 2019 No.31-FZ prohibits the dissemination of an "unreliable information" endangering life and/or health of individuals, and/or property, creating the risk of massive violation of public order and/or public security, or the risk of interference with the functioning of vital, transport, social infrastructure, power, industrial and communication facilities, banks and other financial institutions. [3]

The Federal Law of 18 March 2019 No.27-FZ supplemented the article 13.15 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses with parts 9, 10 and 11 providing huge administrative fines for natural persons and juridical persons for the dissemination of "unreliable information". [4]

According to aforementioned laws, an online media is obliged to remove from its website the information designated as "unreliable" by Roskomnadzor immediately after receiving the relevant notification. In the case of non-compliance with the obligation, Roskomnadzor blocks access to the media's website. Administrative responsibility is incurred even in the case of compliance with the obligation. [5]

Application of law

The first case of dissemination of "unreliable information" was opened in April 2019 against Arkhangelsk's resident Elena Kalinina. [6]

The first persons who were convicted under the Fake News Law are Publishing House "Moment Istiny" and its editor-in-chief Evgeniy Gneushev. [7] The district court overtuned the judgement against Publishing House "Moment Istiny" and set the case for a new consideration, but magistrate court imposed a fine again. [8]

Reaction

The Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights opposed the bill. [9]

On 12 March 2019, many journalists and human rights defenders stated that the bill would establish the government censorship which is prohibited by the Constitution of Russia. They called this law grave abuse by officials, cynical denial of constitutional rights, state repressions against journalist community. [10]

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  5. ↑ "Владимир Путин подписал закон о фейковых новостях" (in Russian). Pravo.ru. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Литераторы и журналисты выступили против установления прямой цензуры в России". Colta.ru (in Russian). 12 March 2019.
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