Russia will develop ethical standards for the behavior of judges in social networks

In Russia, it is necessary to develop ethical standards of behavior in social networks for officials vested with judicial power. This was stated during a speech at the Council of Judges of Russia by its chairman Viktor Momotov.

“Judges are required to comply with the rules and restrictions established for them due to their special status, including in the digital public space. In connection with the emergence of difficulties and issues related to the maintenance of social networks by judges, I ask the commission of the Council of Judges on Ethics to develop recommendations, ethical standards of behavior in social networks, supplementing them with the Code of Judicial Ethics. This will help avoid many controversial issues in the future,” he said.

At the same time, Momotov noted that the council does not seek to limit judges in this way. “We believe that such standards should help the judge in choosing this or that behavior, without fear of being held accountable,” the chairman added.

On March 4, President Vladimir Putin signed a law criminalizing fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces. For spreading fakes, a fine of up to 5 million rubles is threatened. or imprisonment for up to 15 years. Also, liability is provided for discrediting the Armed Forces and calls for anti-Russian sanctions. Later, an addition to this law was issued - on punishments for fakes about government agencies abroad.

On March 21, the Tverskoy COURT of Moscow banned the activities of the American Meta Platforms * social networks FACEBOOK and Instagram in Russia. The reason was a change in the company's policy regarding calls for violence and the permission to publish calls for violence against the Russian military participating in a special operation in Ukraine, as well as the leaders of Russia and Belarus. Meta also owns the WhatsApp messenger, but its restrictions did not affect "due to the lack of functions for the public dissemination of information."

* Meta Platforms is recognized as an extremist organization in Russia and banned