Federal Law No. 264-FZ, Amending the Federal Law “On Information, Information Technologies, and Information Protection” and Articles 29 and 402 of the Civil Procedural Code of the Russian Federation (aka Right to be Forgotten Law), July 13, 2015

Russian RTBF law
Document type
Legislation
Country
Russia
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(1) The law imposes an obligation on search engines that disseminate advertisements targeted at consumers located in Russia to remove search results listing information on individuals where such information is unlawfully disseminated, untrustworthy, outdated, or irrelevant.
Country
Russia
Year
2015
Topic, claim, or defense
Privacy or Data Protection
Right to Be Forgotten
Document type
Legislation
Issuing entity
Legislative Branch
Type of service provider
Search Engine or Index
Issues addressed
Trigger for OSP obligations
OSP obligation considered
Block or Remove
Type of law
Civil
Administrative
General effect on immunity
Weakens Immunity
General intermediary liability model
Takedown/Act Upon Knowledge (Includes Notice and Takedown)
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Legislation
Russia

Federal Law No. 149-FZ, on Information, Information Technologies and Protection of Information.

(1) Article 17 of the Law establishes general principles of intermediary liability for distribution of illegal information (other than IP) by exempting intermediaries from civil liability subject to the following conditions: Transmission: did not modify the content while providing services. Hosting and enabling access: could not know that the distribution of information was illegal. (2) Hosting provider, telecom operator and web site owner are not liable to right holders and users for restricting access to information, if such restriction was implemented in accordance with this law.