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The state Duma adopted the draft law on mandatory identification of users of instant messengers

The state Duma in the first reading adopted a bill on regulating the work of messengers in Russia. The document, in particular, the obligation to identify users by phone number or to deny them the exchange of messages.

The document equates the messengers (including mailing to an indefinite number of persons) to the organizers of the dissemination of information. Therefore, the messengers have their services only to users identified by the subscriber number. The reason for this is agreement of identification between the service provider.

In addition, the document requires the messengers to give users the technical opportunity to opt-out of receiving messages from other users, and provide the ability to send messages at the initiative of state bodies.

Document in the state Duma introduced at the end of may the deputies Marina Mukabenova (United Russia), Oleg Nikolaev (“Fair Russia”) and Alexander Yushchenko (CPRF).

Should also be possible to restrict the mailing of announcements of meetings and other prohibited information. The owners of the messengers should provide the mailing information at the request of public authorities. If the owners of the messenger do not fulfill these rules, the operators will block access to the app for its subscribers.

Previously, the bill was supported by Roskomnadzor. According to authorities, user identification will allow to deal more effectively with terrorist threats.

The law comes into force in 2018 – in the case if you pass all three readings in the Duma and then be approved by the Federation Council and the President. Thus the owners of the messengers is the time to prepare, and the subscribers to accept or to find alternative ways of communication.

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