Regarding Promotional Activities in the Russian Federation

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter of the Ministry of Trade dated 03.04.2025 and numbered 107809619 forwarded to our Union notifies, in the referenced letter and with reference to the letter received from our Commercial Counsellor's Office in Moscow, that social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn have been placed by the Russian Federation in the category of radical or undesirable organisations due to information security policies, and that although access to the said platforms has been restricted, the said platforms continue to provide advertising and listing services throughout the country in promotional activities
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The letter further states that a law titled "Law on Amendments to the Law on Combating Radical Activities and the Law on Advertising" was adopted by the legislative bodies of the Russian Federation on 25 March 2025, that according to the said legal amendment, advertising on social media platforms with undesirable organisation status or declared radical in the Russian Federation is envisaged to be prohibited, and that with the said regulation, administrative fines will be imposed on persons or organisations advertising on such platforms; and it is stated that, if approved by the President, the said amendment will enter into force as of 1 September 2025.
In addition, it is stated that our Commercial Counsellor's Office in Moscow should be contacted for additional information.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry