| 2019 Disrespect to Authorities Law | |
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| Federal Assembly | |
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| Territorial extent | Russia |
| Signed by | President Vladimir Putin |
| Signed | 18 March 2019 |
| Commenced | 29 March 2019 |
| Legislative history | |
| First reading | 7 March 2019 (State Duma) |
| Second reading | 13 March 2019 (Federation Council) |
| Amends | |
| Federal Law ‘On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection’ Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses | |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The 2019 Russian Disrespect to Authorities Law is a group of 2 federal laws, adopted by State Duma on 7 March 2019, approved by Federation Council on 13 March 2019, signed by President of Russia on 18 March 2019, allowing the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media to extrajudicially block access to online sources containing the blatant disrespect for the state, the authorities, the society, the state symbols, the Constitution (Law No.30-FZ), and establishing the punishment for the dissemination of an information containing such blatant disrespect (Law No.28-FZ). The laws entered into force on 29 March 2019.[1]
- ^ "В России вступили в силу законы о наказании за фейковые новости и «явное неуважение» к власти". Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.