Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 12874 | 24 April 2012

The protection of freedom of expression and information on the Internet and online media

Signatories: Mr Anvar MAKHMUTOV, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Anton BELYAKOV, Russian Federation, NR ; Mr Alexander SIDYAKIN, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Yury SOLONIN, Russian Federation, EDG ; Mr Valeriy SUDARENKOV, Russian Federation, SOC

Origin - 2012 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 3, add the following words:

"The Assembly firmly condemns the abuse of freedom of information for propaganda and the disinformation of the public opinion in certain countries and of the international community."

Explanatory note

The report expresses support for internet users' efforts to expose cases of misgovernment, corruption and organised crime, but is silent on the challenges and negative impact of using the Internet solely for propaganda and manipulation, which is becoming an increasingly important problem in inter-state relations and is leading to a split of the single cyberspace.