The Prosecutor General's Office considers calls for election boycotts and protests to be undermining the foundations of Russia's constitutional order.

In July 2016, it became known that in the city Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, fined two local activist of the Russian Runs, who published prohibited materials on the social network. In July 2016, it became known that in the city Petrozavodsk of the Republic of Karelia, two administrative cases were initiated on Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (dissemination of extremist materials).

In July 2016, in Krasnoyarsk, the court fined him 1,500 rubles A 19-year-old student who posted an image with a Nazi woman on VKontakte symbolism. May 17, 2016 in Krasnoyarsk was initiated administrative case under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration and propaganda Nazi symbols).

June 2016 in Omsk to 6 months in prison the court sentenced 18-year-old Nikita Svizhevsky on probation for publishing anti-Caucasian social media content. In July 2016, in Omsk, a sentence was passed on case under part 1, 2 of article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred with the threat use of violence) against 18-year-old Nikita Svizhevsky.