Digital Economy Legal Support Group

Blockchain has been enshrined in law: what the new Law on Digital Currencies and Digital Rights will bring On 4 August 2026, Russia’s President signed Federal Law No. 282-FZ On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights.

IT companies have been included in the list of strategic entities: implications for foreign investors Proposed amendments to Federal Law No. 57-FZ ‘On the Procedure for Making Foreign Investments in Business Entities of Strategic Importance for Ensuring the Defence of the Country and Security of the State’.

New rules on investors accessing digital financial assets (DFAs) From 1 January 2026, the procedure for admitting investors to digital financial assets will change, and an updated risk classification of DFAs has been introduced.

The government approves the procedure for paying mandatory charges for advertising online On 15 August 2025, the Russian Government’s Resolution No. 1224 was adopted and came into force, establishing specific rules for calculating and paying mandatory charges under Law on Advertising.

The State Duma has adopted a law prohibiting advertising in banned social networks

Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 25 March 2025, the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament) adopted in the third reading draft law No. 652920-8, which is aimed at countering extremist activity in Russia and, specifically, at preventing advertising from being disseminated on certain information resources.

Regulation of cross-border payments that use cryptocurrencies and Russian or foreign digital financial assets Pepeliaev Group advises that regulation has changed of digital currencies, and of digital financial assets (DFAs), and that experimental legal regimes have been established in the area of digital innovations in the financial market.

A law has been passed obliging bloggers who have an audience of more 10,000 users to report information about themselves to Roskomnadzor Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 30 July 2024, the State Duma (the lower chamber of Russia’s Parliament) passed in its third reading Law No. 647048-8 “On amending the Federal Law “On communications” and certain legislative instruments of the Russian Federation”. The Law provides for amendments to be made to particular federal laws, including Federal Law No. 149-FZ “On information, information technologies and the protection of information” and Federal Law No. 38-FZ “On advertising”.

A draft law has been put before the State Duma regarding the prohibition of advertising on banned websites On 21 June 2024, draft law No. 652920-8 “On amending article 12 of the Federal Law ‘On counteracting extremist activity’ and articles 5 and 38 of the Federal Law ‘On advertising’” (the “Draft Law”) was put before the State Duma.

The business of marketplaces will be regulated

Pepeliaev Group advises that, on 5 March 2024, draft law No. 568223-8 has been put before the State Duma. It provides for the unified legal regulation of marketplaces’ business.

Overview of court practice relating to cases over the protection of consumers’ rights when goods are sold via the Internet

The key provisions of the overview of court practice been prepared by the Russian Supreme Court relating to cases over the protection of consumers’ rights that apply to the sale of goods via the Internet.

The law has been signed on how to use recommendation engines in the Internet On 31 July 2023, Federal Law No. 408-FZ dated 31 July 2023 was signed by the Russian President and published. The Law stipulates new requirements for owners (the ‘owners of information resources’) of websites and web pages, information systems and computer software (‘recommendation engines’) that use information technologies for supplying information after collecting, systematising and analysing data relating to preferences of Internet users located in Russia.

A draft law has been put before the State Duma on the protection of the rights of users of paid digital subscriptions On 19 July 2023, a group of deputies put before the State Duma draft law No. 405607-8 introducing new requirements for sellers (service providers) ensuring that a consumer obtains a certain service on the Internet on a regular basis or has regular access to goods (services) on an Internet website (the “owner of an online service”) based on a subscriber agreement.