Ostroushko A.V. Restricting Access to Websites as an New Procedure of Government Coercion

Abstract: The Russian Federation is committed to a state policy aimed at ensuring the rule of law and respect for human rights in the national sector of the Internet. Developed and adopted legal acts in this area are aimed at ensuring the information security of the state, citizens and business entities. Therefore, implementation of adequate methods of combating illegal content distribution has become an urgent need for public authorities. Comparative analysis of international law and European legislation led to the conclusion on the admissibility and feasibility of the informational intervention process through a global network to prevent the negative content spreading. The Russian Federation has introduced a procedure for limiting access to information distributed in violation of the law. Systems analysis of existing legislation showed that none of the procedural branches of Russian law have no state enforcement measures to prevent the spread of forbidden information on the Internet before the court decision comes into force. It is proposed to consider restricting access to Internet sites containing improper information as a measure of government coercion. The researcher emphasizes the need to include a procedure for limiting access to information on the Internet as a measure to ensure the Russian Criminal Procedure Code, the Code of Administrative Offences, the Code of Administrative Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure.

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