Russia: Online Media Exempt From Comments Responsibility · Global Voices
Alexey Sidorenko

Russian Supreme Court finally approved the decision concerning responsibility of online news media for the comments published on their forums, lenta.ru reported [RUS]. The court exempt the news websites from any responsibility for comments left by the users. However, Roskomnadzor [RUS], Internet regulatory body, has the authority to oblige site owners to delete or edit comments.