On October 1, 2017, amendments to a number of laws regulating Runet came into force: on blocking the mirrors of pirate sites and on the ban on the dissemination of information on remote sale of alcohol.

Russian structures of foreign operators fall under the scandalous law, and if they have to disclose the personal data of users of special services, this will violate the European regulation on the protection of personal information.

The subsidiary of Russian Railways Transtelcom (TTK) provided users from North Korea Infrastructure for Internet access. North Korea received a second channel from Russia to connect to the Internet. Previously, the DPRK gained access to the network only through the China United Network Communications LTD ( China Unicom ), but now the Internet Koreans will provide a subsidiary of Russian Railways - Transtelekom.

Access to information is enshrined in international law as one of the fundamental human rights, but in the Russian Federation the practice of ensuring this right often does not correspond to and sometimes contradicts international standards. The human rights group of lawyers and jurists “Team 29” published a report on how the right to access to information is respected in Russia. Access to information is a fundamental human right enshrined in international law.