MOSCOW, July 25 The State Duma adopted in the second reading a draft law on limiting the share of foreign participation in the capital of news aggregators in Russia.
According to the authors of the draft, the restrictions are proposed to «prevent a threat to public order in Russia and thereby create favorable conditions for the development of civil society.»
According to the draft, the owners of news aggregators are required to bring their constituent documents in line with the requirements established by the draft no later than six months from the date of its entry into force.
fulfillment of such requirements by its owner.
The Duma also approved a number of amendments to the draft. Now, operators of state information systems must use hosting providers, and another amendment proposes to establish that the basis for inclusion in the register of sites containing information prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation may be information on how to access resources to which access is limited.
The State Duma also supported the amendment, which proposes to exclude registration on Russian sites using foreign e-mail. On Russian sites where registration is required, only four registration methods will be assumed: by the phone number of the operator of the Russian Federation, through the State Services or the Unified Biometric System, or through another information system owned by a Russian citizen or a Russian legal entity. izbirkomy-1886097433.html» data-title=»The State Duma said that foreign NGOs put pressure on members of election commissions»>