Russia’s ‘Blogger’s law’ comes into effect today for sites with more than 3,000 visitors per day
The new law requiring Russian bloggers to register as media entities and hold themselves to the same standards as a full media organization has come into effect today. First signed info force by President Vladamir Putin in May this year, it’s now applicable to all blogs that manage to attract more than 3,000 unique visitors per day. Essentially, what this means is a bigger workload for any bloggers that wish to carry on running the sites in their spare time. From today, any blogs covered by the new law will need to register with the relevant authorities, according to RT.com. The…
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