MOSCOW, January 8. /TASS/. Russia’s Prosecutor-General's Office registers an increase in the number of anti-Russia publications on the Internet containing propaganda or justifying extremist actions, the press service of the supervisory body told TASS.
"The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office constantly monitors information on the Internet, messengers and social networks. The focus of anti-Russia publications has recently shifted to propaganda and justification of extremist actions by certain citizens, calls for violent actions motivated by national, religious, social and racial hatred," the press service said.
"In 2022, 167 requests [to block information] on extremist and terrorist themes regarding 14,000 websites were submitted to Roskomnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media - TASS), while in 2023 this number already grew to 388 and regarding 19,000 websites," the watchdog added.