Ministry of communications of the Russian Federation did not support the bill prohibiting the blocking of resources (in particular Telegram messenger), which is the “official services” dissemination of information during a disaster or high alert mode.
As transfers TASS, the public was informed in the press service of the Ministry of digital development, communications and mass communications of Russia, without informing the reasons for the decision.
Earlier, the deputies of the State Duma from “Fair Russia” Fedot Tumusov and Dmitry Jonas has prepared a draft law on Telegram due to the fact that the messenger used by public authorities to spread official information on the situation of СOVID-19 in the country and the document sent to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, as well as in the Ministry of communications.
on may 22, the League of safe Internet has announced that it has identified for April and may is 7.7 thousands of fakes on the coronavirus, while the leaders in the dissemination of false information were popular instant messengers – WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram. Then there are the social network and a YouTube video.
Roskomnadzor started blocking Telegram in April 2018 due to the failure of the messenger to convey the FSB encryption keys. When this service is still available to users, in particular, the channels in the Telegram is officially used operational headquarters of Moscow on the situation with coronavirus and the Ministry of telecommunications (for the return of Russians from abroad).
