In Russia, the sites will be blocked until the court – Express-News

06.10 | 16:22

According to the head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolay Nikiforov in an interview with news agency News , in 2016 Russia will set up an interdepartmental commission, whose duties will be entrusted with the pre-trial block sites with the illegal information. Thus, the agency plans to respond quickly to information about sites where illegal content is placed and when the information will be confirmation that even before the trial to block access to them. Relevant amendments to the legislation should be adopted by July 2016.

According to Mr. Nikiforov, along with the blocking rule, the special departmental committee will have the right to annul decisions and the blocking of sites. In fact, here we are talking about surgical intervention in the controversies and the abolition unrealistic judgments. And in March 2016 the Institute of the Internet, together with the Ministry of Communications, shall develop a procedure for the formation of an interdepartmental commission, as well as to determine the rules of its operation. But in July 2016 the existing mechanism to restrict access to sites with illegal information will be amended accordingly all laws that regulate blocking websites.

In turn, the deputy head of the Telecommunications Ministry Aleksei Volin said, – ” As I see it, the task of the Commission – not only quickly, “ban”, but also to solve contentious issues, including the removal of restrictions and the abolition of restrictions unrealizable. For example, there are legal solutions “to block iPhone».

Sergey Kopylov, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs of the Coordination Center for TLD RU, who takes an active part in developing a new bill, commenting on the situation, said that the Commission, in fact It will be the first instance, which will be able to make independent decisions as the blocking and unblocking of sites. But be that as it may, any decision of the Commission can be appealed in court.

«not for the Court to understand the technical features of the lock and download this Court as the first instance – is wrong,” – said Sergey Kopylov.

The head of the association of electronic communications Sergei Plugotarenko said that they have long been offered to change the approach to the blocking of illegal content, – “The idea is that all types of lockable illegal information (extremism, child pornography, promotion of suicide or drugs, copyright infringement, etc.) would fall under a single procedure locks with a single algorithm, a single operator responsible for maintenance of the register, – Roskomnadzor. Today, this idea is reflected in the program of Iran. The unification of the rules of blocking common approaches. United interdepartmental commission – with the obligatory participation of representatives of industry or association – to take decisions in contentious cases and to develop common rules, “- said Plugotarenko.