"Common sense will prevail"? The State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation refused to allow users to delete a "criminal" post before a criminal case was opened.
This proposal was put forward by Sardana Avksentyeva, deputy head of the New People faction in the State Duma.
"It's blatantly unfair that website owners are given 24 hours to remove illegal content and avoid being blocked by Roskomnadzor. Ordinary users should have the same rights. Besides, someone could forget what they posted or reposted. They could change their mind. It's important to give them the opportunity to voluntarily resolve the violation. Do you agree?" wrote Avksentieva on her Telegram channel.
Avksentieva hopes that when the State Duma considers the bill, "common sense will prevail."
In May 2024, the Constitutional Court secured The practice of imposing administrative liability for so-called "continuing" offenses. The idea is that even if information is published online before it is deemed prohibited, liability for its publication will still apply. The timing of the publication is irrelevant, since once a court has deemed the information extremist, it must be removed immediately—otherwise, sanctions will follow.
Thus, the law was effectively given retroactive effect, and many people paid the price for old social media posts they had likely long forgotten about.