The new law empowers the prosecutor-general and his deputies to determine what constitutes "fake news" without a court decision, after which the state media and communications watchdog Roskomnadzor would block the site or account.

The new law empowers the prosecutor-general and his deputies to determine what constitutes "fake news" without a court decision, after which the state media and communications watchdog Roskomnadzor would block the site or account.#Russia https://t.co/fRCrsRPrSJ

— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) March 18, 2019