Representatives of the regulator reported the blocking of Viber on the territory of the Russian Federation due to non-compliance with the requirements of Russian legislation.
As Interfax notes, back in January 2022, the owner of the Viber messenger, Viber Media S.a r.l., registered in Luxembourg, opened a representative office in Russia to comply with the law on "landing".
According to the relevant Roskomnadzor list, the company has fulfilled all the main obligations of a foreign entity under this law: not only did it open a representative office in Russia, but also created a personal account on the Roskomnadzor website, and also created an electronic form for Russian users to apply on its Internet resources.
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Quote:"Access to the Viber service is limited due to a violation of the requirements of Russian law for the organizers of the dissemination of information, the implementation of which is necessary to prevent threats of using the messenger for terrorist and extremist purposes, recruiting citizens to commit them, selling drugs, as well as in connection with the placement of illegal information," the official message in the Telegram channel of Roskomnadzor says.At the same time, State Duma deputy and member of the Committee on Information Policy Anton Nemkin recalled in his Telegram channel that the amount of fines against Viber exceeds 1.8 million rubles, and "the messenger continues to ignore Russian legislation and not remove prohibited information, including information related to the special military operation."
As Interfax notes, back in January 2022, the owner of the Viber messenger, Viber Media S.a r.l., registered in Luxembourg, opened a representative office in Russia to comply with the law on "landing".
According to the relevant Roskomnadzor list, the company has fulfilled all the main obligations of a foreign entity under this law: not only did it open a representative office in Russia, but also created a personal account on the Roskomnadzor website, and also created an electronic form for Russian users to apply on its Internet resources.