Roskomnadzor wrote more than 35 billion rubles of fines to foreign sites for violation of Russian legislation. This was announced by the department representative as part of the round table “Media and Internet Space: Threats, development trends, regulation tasks in 2025”, which was held in the public chamber.
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In 2024, almost 100 million fines were charged. At the moment, Roskomnadzor has managed to recover from foreign platforms only 30% of the total amount, said the representative of the RKN. According to him, many companies refuse to pay, and for recovery it is necessary to attract the federal sheriff service.
As part of the fight against violations, the regulator blocked or eliminated more than 705 thousand units of content in 2025, and since the beginning of the RKN activity, this indicator exceeded 3.85 million. ‘Violations on the violation of the legislation with the site and the cancellation of the content of the content in the search results.
In December, Roskomnadzor limited access to the Viber messenger, the reason was a violation of the requirements of the law. After that, the state’s Duma said there is a high probability of WhatsApp block. Both messengers are one of the most popular among the Russians, scored in Mediascope.
Now in Russia, access to Ilon, Facebook*and Instagram*platforms, which has a goal*, and YouTube video accommodation slows down. According to the RKN, Google’s service does not work well due to problems with the company’s servers.
*Meta, Facebook and Instagram are recognized as extremist organizations, whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation.
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