Ministry of Digital Development
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Minцифры (Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media) is a Russian government agency involved in digital regulation, internet policy, and cybersecurity. It has proposed mandatory user identification via 'Gosuslugi' for websites and hosting services to link each IP address to a verified individual, and is developing mechanisms for compensating victims of phone scams. The ministry also oversees initiatives related to AI regulation, foreign traffic taxation, and the enforcement of digital laws.
Recent coverage
- Features of the National Gigachat. Testing domestic neural networks: how the 'sovereign AI' law entrenched Russia's technological backwardness — Новая газета Европа
- Ministry of Digital Development notes a reduction in cybercrime by 120 thousand cases over six months — Интерфакс
- VK to sell RuStore — Ведомости
- Aksakov supports the Ministry of Digital Development's decision to introduce compensation rules for physical persons harmed by phone fraud — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Ministry of Digital Development proposed a compensation order for victims of phone fraud — Ведомости
- Ministry of Digital Development explains how compensation for victims of phone fraud will work — Фонтанка
- Ministry of Digital Development Defines Rules for Compensating Victims of Fraudsters — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Digital Support the Idea of Explaining New Laws on Gosuslugi — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Hosting Linked to 'Gosuslugi'? There Are Options — Фонтанка
- Russia may introduce Gosuslugi-based site identification; Ministry of Digital Development discusses the idea with hosting providers — Первый Московский
- Hosting customers may be required to register via Gosuslugi — Коммерсантъ
- What Happened in a Day: Tuesday, July 7 — Интерфакс
- Ministry of Digital Economy will consider RVI's strategy when developing state support for the video game industry — Ведомости
- Forbes: Confirmation of operations via 'Max' may be introduced in the third 'Anti-Frode' — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Digital Economy to be granted powers as the main regulator of artificial intelligence in Russia — Новая газета Европа
- Ministry of Digital Development may consolidate powers to regulate AI — Ведомости
- The Ministry of Digital Development may acquire functions for regulating AI in Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Duma Calls on Ministry of Digital Development to Assess the Appropriateness and Cost-Effectiveness of Social Media Blocking — Вечерняя Москва
- Operators Request Permission to Install Base Stations on Campus Territories — Коммерсантъ
- Will iPhones turn into pumpkins? Experts assess the likelihood of an Apple product ban in Russia — Фонтанка