Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree against anonymity on the Internet, as well as on the regulation of services similar to the media.
This follows from the "Strategy for the Development of the Information Society in the Russian Federation for 2017-2030", published on the website of the President.
Changes will affect news aggregators, social networks, Internet TV, messengers and "sites on the Internet".
The document notes that such measures are necessary to "create an information space in Russia that takes into account the needs of citizens and society in obtaining quality and reliable information".
The decree proposes to take measures that would exclude the anonymity of users of the network, as well as their "irresponsibility and impunity".