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an, which has been in effect since March 1, 2024, does not affect scientific information. At the legislative level, new criteria are being introduced for assessing materials and (or) information necessary for making decisions that are the basis for inclusion in the register of prohibited information (approved by order No. 25 of February 27, 2023): "in relation to scientific, scientific-technical and statistical information on the methods and techniques of exchanging information in information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet, when providing access to information resources and (or) information and telecommunications networks using secure communication channels."

The document wil hong kong telegram l enter into force on November 30, 2024 and will be valid until September 1, 2029. The draft document published in the summer assumed that it would enter into force on March 1, 2025.

A representative of the Roskomnadzor press service did not answer questions from a ComNews correspondent.

Putin approved a federal law according to which the provision of information on web pages about methods for overcoming blocking of information resources in Russia will be considered grounds for including such a site or domain in the Unified Register of Prohibited Information of Roskomnadzor.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin previously explained that the new regulation does not prohibit the use of VPN services, but prohibits advertising of methods for bypassing blockages.

Leading lawyer of Staffcop (OOO Atom Bezopasnost is part of the SKB Kontur Group of Companies) Olga Popova believes that this measure is not necessary, but has prerequisites: "For effective control and prosecution for posting prohibited information and resources, a legislative basis and clear mechanisms are necessary. Therefore, in order to establish violations in posting information and resources that are prohibited, Roskomnadzor has defined a precise criterion for these purposes, regardless of the methods used to circumvent restrictions."