Deputy Mass Media Minister Oleg Ivanov relieved of duties - govt instruction
MOSCOW. May 12 (Interfax) - Russia s Deputy Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Minister Oleg Ivanov has been relieved of his duties, and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the corresponding government instruction on May 11.
Ivanov had been Mass Media Minister since August 2018, prior to which he had been deputy head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) since 2011.
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Foreign tech giants ordered to bring their activities in line with Russian legislation by May 15
MAY 6, 2021
Foreign tech giants including Twitter, Google, and YouTube are experiencing hard times as Russian authorities seek to tighten rules and regulations on information resources posted on the internet for the public.
The Federation Council and the State Duma, both houses of parliament, amended laws that monitor the overall operations and services offered by these tech companies.
The latest directives asked all foreign tech companies to remove all information resources critical about the government, politics, and business, so also information considered as promoting political extremism, child pornography, and other materials harmful to the society.
Members of the Alliance of Heterosexuals and LGBT for Equality, their flag in the top left, at the St Petersburg LGBT+ Pride. (Igor Russak/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
An LGBT+ social media page followed by tens of thousands of queer Russians and allies blocked by authorities has vowed to continue fighting for equality.
The Alliance of Straights and LGBT for Equality page on VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network, was removed on 19 March at the behest of the country’s communications regulator for “promoting non-traditional sexual relations”.
Now, those hoping to speak openly with friends and fellow activists are met with a blank page that reads: “This index of the page of the site on the internet contains information, the distribution of which, is prohibited by a court decision in the Russian Federation.”