Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law imposing… (тысяча · штраф · лицо)
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law imposing administrative fines on Russian website owners who allow users to authenticate via foreign services such as Apple ID or Google. The fines range from 10,000 to 700,000 rubles depending on the type of entity, with additional penalties for using recommendation algorithms without proper disclosure and for telecom operators failing to cooperate with law enforcement.
Consensus
- President Vladimir Putin signed a law imposing administrative fines for allowing user authentication through foreign services
- The law applies to website owners and applies different fine amounts based on whether the entity is a physical person, official, or legal entity
- The law was enacted to enforce Russian-only authentication methods such as Russian phone numbers or the 'Gosuslugi' portal
- The law includes penalties for using recommendation algorithms without disclosure and for telecom operators not cooperating with law enforcement
Points of divergence
- The new law does not affect 'ordinary internet users', only website owners and app developers — kommersant
- The law was signed on June 26, and the first step was the forced revocation of SSL certificates by Japanese GlobalSign — vm
- The law also introduces penalties for using recommendation algorithms without disclosure and for telecom operators failing to cooperate with law enforcement — fontanka
- Penalties for repeat offenses are doubled, with legal entities facing up to 1.4 million rubles — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- Putin signs law on fines for authorization via foreign services — Коммерсантъ
- Putin introduces fines for authorizing users via foreign services — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin signs law imposing heavy fines for accessing websites via foreign email — Фонтанка