Roskomnadzor

Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media
Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере связи, информационных технологий и массовых коммуникаций
Agency overview
Formed3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)
JurisdictionRussia
HeadquartersKitaygorodsky pass, 7/2
Kitay-gorod
Moscow
Employees3,019 (2017)
Annual budget8.5 billion rubles (US$127 million) (2016)
Agency executive
  • Andrey Yurievich Lipov
Parent agencyMinistry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media
Websiteeng.rkn.gov.ru

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, abbreviated as Roskomnadzor (RKN), is the Russian federal executive agency responsible for monitoring, controlling and censoring Russian mass media. Its areas of responsibility include electronic media, mass communications, information technology and telecommunications, supervising compliance with the law, protecting the confidentiality of personal data being processed, and organizing the work of the radio-frequency service.