The Association for the Advancement of Business Patriotism “AVANTI” made an initiative, offering to fine Russian bloggers up to 3 million rubles for advertising goods and services from hostile countries. The relevant objections of the association were sent to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, the spokespersons of the Federation Council and the State Duma Valentina Matvienko and the head of the Safe Internet League Ekaterina Mizulina Vyacheslav Volodin. DEA News.
The appeal includes a request from the authorities to “evaluate the advisability of imposing a ban on bloggers advertising goods and services from unfriendly countries in social networks, video hosting and instant messaging programs.” In addition to fines, the initiative also recommends adding bloggers to the register of foreign agents for systematic violations of the ban.
AVANTI emphasized that one of the main tasks of Russia in the current geopolitical conditions is to maintain its economic independence, but this is not possible without developing its own competitive production.
At the end of June, it became known that blogger Ilya Varlamov (known in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent). facing a fine from 30 to 50 thousand rubles for violation of the rules of activity of a foreign agent.
Prior to that, Artem Tkachev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications, reported that Russia can: to fine for those who pay for garbage streams – live broadcasts on the Internet where bloggers make fun of people or animals in real time.
Previously in the State Duma suggested prohibits lending to foreign agents.