The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications proposes to introduce large fines for the media for materials with calls for terrorism and extremism, as well as those promoting pornography, violence or cruelty. On September 4, 2014, a bill amending the Code of Administrative Offenses developed by the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications was published on the Unified Portal for posting information on the development of draft regulatory legal acts by federal executive authorities.

Thefollowing is our review of the primary and most representative events in themisuse of Russia’santi-extremist legislation in August 2014. Lawmaking In late July, Dmitry Medvedev signed agovernment decree intended as the next step in strengthening state control overthe Internet.