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Users of social networks, when reprinting media materials recognized in Russia by "foreign agents", will have to mark them accordingly. This was stated by the head of the Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Leonid Levin, RBC reports .

“In social networks, any reprint, any mention should be indicating that this is the material of the media, the“ foreign agent ”,” Levin said. “It says that (to mark information. - Ed.) There must be any information resource, both social networks with users and other media pages, and if it takes information from the source that is the“ Ino -Antiagon ”, then must indicate this.”

In case of refusal of marking, Roskomnadzor will be able to demand such publications, Levin explained. The deputy noted that this is similar to the request to indicate that this or that organization is prohibited in Russia as extremist or terrorist.

The same example was given by the Vice Speaker of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy Interfax. “For example, we write that ISIS is an organization banned in the Russian Federation,” said Uneneros. “In theory, it is also honest to write according to information that comes from somewhere in the interests of the US State Department.”

The State Duma will consider the corresponding bill in the first reading on Friday. On December 19, Tolstoy, Levin and Members of the Council of Council Andrei Klishas and Lyudmila Bokov made a document to the lower ward. The bill, in particular, implies the recognition of the media with "foreign agents" of individuals .

In addition, a number of amendments are introduced to the laws on the media and information clarifying the provisions of the November Law on the media “agents”. In particular, the media law is supplemented by Article 25.1, which establishes that "agents" are obliged to establish a Russian legal entity within a month from the moment of recognition. Any publications of "agents" are obliged to accompany the same indication. Article 27 of the Media Law is added to the norm obliging to report on the status of "agent" and in the weekend of publications. The law on information, in particular, is proposed to include Article 10.6, which, among other things, obliges the media that are not "agents", when reprinting the publications of "agents" to supply these materials with appropriate notes. Article 15.9 is also included in the law. In particular, she establishes that the “agents”, whom the court announced guilty of violation of the procedure, is sent a notification with a request from 15 days to eliminate the violation. If the editors ignore this requirement, the media website must be blocked.

The Law on Media - “Foreign Agents” was in a hurry in mid -November in response to Washington’s measures against RT and Sputnik - Russian propaganda media operating in the United States. On November 25, Putin signed the law .

On December 5, the Ministry of Justice announced the first nine media agents . These are “Voice of America”, “Radio Liberty” and seven separate projects of the latter: “Present”, “Factograph”, “Crimea. Realities”, “Caucasus. Realia”, “Siberia. Realities”, “Idel. Real” and azatlıq radiosı.

On December 21, the Ministry of Justice published a draft order clarifying the provisions of the Law on the Media "foreign agents". According to the document, any media financed by foreign structures , as well as Russian organizations receiving money from foreign sources, can be recognized as such. "Agents" will be obliged to provide the Ministry of Justice with information about the leadership, expenses report and audit report on the results of the year. In the draft order of the Ministry of Justice, it is noted that such media will be obliged to accompany their materials with an indication that they are published or widespread by the "foreigner".