Roskomnadzor has restricted access to Viber messenger in Russia

Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the messenger Viber on the territory of Russia, it became known on December 13.

This measure was taken due to non-compliance by representatives of the company with the requirements of Russian legislation.

"Access to the Viber service is restricted due to violation of the requirements of Russian legislation to the organizers of information distribution, the implementation of which is necessary to prevent threats of using the messenger for terrorist and extremist purposes, recruitment of citizens to commit them, the sale of drugs, as well as in connection with the placement of unlawful information," - stated in the Telegram-channel of the Department.

Earlier, on March 13, Tagansky court of Moscow fined the messenger Viber for failure to fail to prohibited content. The company was fined 800 thousand rubles.

Viber messenger was first launched in December 2010. In 2014, it was acquired by the Japanese company Rakuten.