Disruptive content pops up every day on popular online platforms. This was expressed by Alexander Malkevich, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, co-chairman of the coordination council of the Civil Chamber of the Russian Federation for the integration of new territories.
“Users blindly trust unverified sources of information and become victims of propaganda. “Wikipedia does not prevent fakes from appearing, but rather becomes a tool to incite conflicts,” he said.
Malkevich emphasized that the Russian authorities did not try to interfere with the work of Western Internet resources.
But there is another purpose – to defend the rights of its citizens. For this reason, it is important to control the activities of IT giants and to stop illegal actions in a timely manner. At first glance, the restrictions may seem difficult, but do not forget about the more drastic measures commonly used by American and European colleagues.
Earlier, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined the owner of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia 2 million rubles. DEA News”. 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which the Wikimedia Foundation refuses to remove false information. It was noted that he was found guilty in accordance with part 2 of the article. The protocol was prepared by Roskomnadzor.
Also during the meeting, it was learned that the editor requested Wikimedia to restrict access to two articles that were false about the CBO. The company regularly violates Russian laws. The last meeting took place on 3 August. According to the newspaper’s report vedomostithen the distribution of counterfeit products cost the IT giant 3 million rubles.