This is the first anniversary of our organization, created in contrast to the emergence and increase in Russia of repressive laws in relation to the Internet space, users and IT industries. November 1, 2012 - on the day when the first law appeared on the introduction of “black lists” of sites in Russia, enthusiasts from the Pirate Party of Russia created the Roskomsvobod project, which then grew into a public organization.

For this, a monitoring center will be created, which will be engaged in various social services and the network as a whole. The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (CPF) will create a monitoring center that identifies dangerous trends on the Internet, the chairman of the OP Commission on the development of public diplomacy, humanitarian cooperation and the preservation of traditional values ​​Elena Sutormina said .

On November 1, 2017, a law entered into force in the Russian Federation, strictly regulating the activities of VPN services, anonymizers and search engines in terms of providing users with free access to information.