Roskomnadzor: “Wikipedia” risks obtaining the status of a foreign agent in the Russian Federation Wikimedia Foundation, which owns the Russian “Wikipedia”, is subject to the “on landing” law, due to

Roskomnadzor: “Wikipedia” risks obtaining foreign status in the Russian Federation

The Wikimedia Foundation, which owns the Russian Wikipedia, is subject to the Law “On Landing”, as a result of which it can be recognized as an foreigner in Russia. This was reported in Roskomnadzor.

“Thus, with the attendance of more than 500 thousand Russian users per day, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. It falls under the landing law, ”the report said, reports Azerbaycan 24 with reference to RIA Novosti.

The Russian Wikipedia noted that because of this law, the resource risks obtaining the status of a foreign agent.

The department explained that Wikimedia Foundation falls under the Law “On landing” mainly because it is a foreign company operating on the Internet in the Russian Federation. In addition, there are many articles written in Russian on the site; Also there is processing information about users living in the territory of the Russian Federation.