Roskomnadzor considers the authorities’ initiative to identify authors of public channels (mainly in Telegram) with an audience of more than 1,000 users to be fair and justified. The agency reminds that anonymity on the Internet leads to irresponsibility and often the dissemination of prohibited information.
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How reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted in the first reading a bill aimed at tightening control over the circulation of SIM cards. By the second reading, it is proposed to add a clause to the bill that will oblige authors of public channels with an audience of more than 1,000 subscribers to transfer information about themselves to Roskomnadzor, including their full name and contact information. “This is not registration, but a notification to the regulator about the dissemination of information by users,” the department explained.
The agency emphasizes that online platforms often act as media outlets, and the anonymity of content distributors is dangerous. Inaccurate information can harm not only individual citizens, but also threaten the security of the state as a whole. It is important that information about the user distributing information is known, and that he understands his responsibility for the content. “Anonymity allows attackers to feel unpunished, they create fake accounts and communities where they distribute prohibited information, calls for violence and involve children in illegal activities,” the agency states.
For failure to provide information, the blogger will be subject to administrative and criminal liability, and the public channel must be blocked upon request. The bill also proposes a ban on Russian companies distributing advertising on social network pages whose users have not reported themselves to Roskomnadzor.
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