The President signed a law on fines for sites that “censor” Russian media
The law on restricting access to Internet sites for censoring Russian media is supplemented by penalties. On February 24, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO), establishing liability for various violations related to the "sovereign Internet". The bill was submitted to the State Duma on November 24, 2020, adopted in the first reading on December 24, 2020, in the second - on February 9, 2021, in the third - on February 10.