Roskomnadzor demanded that the publication E1.RU remove broadcasts of protests in Yekaterinburg

On the night of May 28-29, Roskomnadzor sent a request to E1.RU to remove two broadcasts from the square near the Drama Theater on the second and third days of the action against the construction of the temple from the YouTube channel. about this The publication itself writes .

Roskomnadzor called the reason for the demand of the prosecutor's office, which saw calls for riots and extremism in the comments to the videos.

“We will delete all comments, thus eliminating the reasons that served as the basis for the request,” said Evgeny Shurov, head of the legal department of the publication.

On May 27, Roskomnadzor demanded that Nikolai Bondarenko, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Saratov Region, remove the video about the protest in Yekaterinburg. Although the reason was only the comments, not the video itself. Bondarenko deleted the video. Otherwise, he said, the entire channel could have been blocked due to the new law on fake news.

• On May 13, an action began in Yekaterinburg against the construction of the Church of St. Catherine on the site of the square. The rally was dispersed by law enforcement officers, some of the detainees were later arrested. The most massive detentions occurred on May 15 - on that day, at least 70 participants were in paddy wagons and police departments. In total, more than 100 people were detained.
• May 16 Mayor of Yekaterinburg Alexander Vysokinsky met with the protesters and announced a survey on the construction of the temple among the residents of the city. He also said that at this time, preparations for construction will be suspended . Defenders of the square insist on holding a referendum.