Wikipedia Fined Regularly in Russia
"Wikipedia" continues to fail to meet a package of necessary requirements, for which it is regularly fined, including for the dissemination of publicly significant false information instead of facts. The deputy added that he has no information on the application of other measures against the platform.
Consensus
- Wikipedia is regularly fined in Russia for not complying with Russian legislation.
- Wikipedia continues to fail to meet required legal obligations.
- The platform is accused of spreading false, publicly significant information instead of facts.
- The Russian regulator, Roskomnadzor, reports that prohibited content, including information about the special military operation, remains on Wikipedia.
- Wikipedia has not removed the banned materials despite repeated legal requirements.
- No additional sanctions beyond fines have been applied to Wikipedia as of the time of reporting.
- A technical outage affecting Wikipedia in Russia was reported on the night of August 28.
Points of divergence
- The peak of user complaints about Wikipedia's outage occurred at 2 a.m., and access issues were reported in 32 cities across Russia. — fontanka
- No information about the application of other measures against Wikipedia is available to the speaker. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Continues to fail to meet requirements: deputy Boyarsky on Wikipedia — Фонтанка
- Wikipedia in Russia is regularly fined, but not blocked — Вести