Roskomnadzor, Russian regulatory body that oversees online and offline media, published annual 2010 report [1] [RUS] on issued legal warnings to the media outlets. 7 out of 53 warnings were issued to online media outlets, most of them for ‘using mass media to implement extremist activities.’ The second legal warning received by a medium will result in its closure.
Russia: 7 Sites Warned By Media Regulator in 2010
· Written by Alexey Sidorenko
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