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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:32 am
The activities of infobusinessmen (colloquially - info gypsies), who promise listeners of paid courses mountains of gold and often deceive them, will be restricted by law. Measures to regulate this business should be prepared by a special working group in the State Duma, the issue is also being worked on in the Federation Council, Izvestia has learned.
The public is asking to oblige costa rica whatsapp number database infobusinessmen to disclose legal information about themselves, their courses, and not to give unrealistic promises to clients. Experts consider the initiative logical: it will make this sphere more transparent and protect clients from fraudsters. It is also advisable to create a special structure that will protect the rights of users, experts believe.
Informed sources
In Russia, the activities of bloggers, internet coaches and info-gypsies will be regulated by law. As Izvestia has found out, such amendments are being prepared by a working group created in the State Duma. In addition, two meetings on this topic have already been held in the Federation Council. A source of Izvestia in parliament reported that the talk may be about implementing proposals that were previously sent to both chambers of parliament by the Public Consumer Initiative (PCI).
First of all, it is necessary to introduce a regulatory definition of such activity, says the letter from the head of the OPI Oleg Pavlov to the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, which Izvestia has reviewed.
the authors of various online programs will be required to disclose such information as details and contact information. Infobusinessmen must also provide comprehensive and reliable information about their activities, the feasibility of achieving the goals stated in the course, and refrain from unfounded guarantees.
“It is also advisable to provide for a procedure for concluding, executing and terminating contracts, as well as resolving disputes, ensuring the legal protection of consumers,” the OPI suggests.
In addition, the client should have the right to refuse services (subject to compensation for the costs incurred by the contractor) and receive compensation for poor quality work, activists believe.
Recently, the number of information products from bloggers, coaches and business trainers who promise a quick solution to financial and personal problems has noticeably increased, the OPI notes. These courses often do not imply the transfer of specific knowledge, while creating a false impression among consumers about the possibility of receiving a guaranteed super-income or achieving personal and professional success without effort, the activists are sure. According to OPI calculations, the number of deceived citizens in 2023 increased by 68% compared to 2022 "and has a pronounced tendency to further increase."
Since last year, infobusinessmen have been united by the "Association of Information Business" (AIB). Izvestia sent a request to its representatives.
As the first deputy chair of the State Duma Committee on Education, Yana Lantratova, told Izvestia, a working group is being created under the leadership of the vice-speaker of the lower house of parliament, Pyotr Tolstoy, which will work on legislation to regulate the activities of infobusinessmen.
— The second meeting with deputies is already planned. A large number of bloggers have already signed up for it. I think that the topic of introducing the All-Russian Classifier of Types of Economic Activity for this profession (OKVED) will be completed, — she explained.
Earlier, Izvestia reported that in Russia, bloggers' activities can be classified as economic activities. This followed from the responses of the Ministry of Digital Development and Rosstandart to Yana Lantratova, who proposed making such changes to OKVED.
The need for legislative regulation of bloggers' activities is also recognized by the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications. They believe that uniform rules should be introduced for them.
— The initiative to regulate the activities of bloggers is a long-standing story. Until 2017, there was a law on bloggers that required owners of websites and blogs with an audience of over 3,000 users per day to register with Roskomnadzor. It was repealed as inoperative. The fundamental point is who is considered a blogger, what are the criteria for blogging. Is a primary school student who has a page on VKontakte, where he tells his friends how his day went, a blogger? — the head of the committee, Alexander Khinshtein, told Izvestia.
The public is asking to oblige costa rica whatsapp number database infobusinessmen to disclose legal information about themselves, their courses, and not to give unrealistic promises to clients. Experts consider the initiative logical: it will make this sphere more transparent and protect clients from fraudsters. It is also advisable to create a special structure that will protect the rights of users, experts believe.
Informed sources
In Russia, the activities of bloggers, internet coaches and info-gypsies will be regulated by law. As Izvestia has found out, such amendments are being prepared by a working group created in the State Duma. In addition, two meetings on this topic have already been held in the Federation Council. A source of Izvestia in parliament reported that the talk may be about implementing proposals that were previously sent to both chambers of parliament by the Public Consumer Initiative (PCI).
First of all, it is necessary to introduce a regulatory definition of such activity, says the letter from the head of the OPI Oleg Pavlov to the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, which Izvestia has reviewed.
the authors of various online programs will be required to disclose such information as details and contact information. Infobusinessmen must also provide comprehensive and reliable information about their activities, the feasibility of achieving the goals stated in the course, and refrain from unfounded guarantees.
“It is also advisable to provide for a procedure for concluding, executing and terminating contracts, as well as resolving disputes, ensuring the legal protection of consumers,” the OPI suggests.
In addition, the client should have the right to refuse services (subject to compensation for the costs incurred by the contractor) and receive compensation for poor quality work, activists believe.
Recently, the number of information products from bloggers, coaches and business trainers who promise a quick solution to financial and personal problems has noticeably increased, the OPI notes. These courses often do not imply the transfer of specific knowledge, while creating a false impression among consumers about the possibility of receiving a guaranteed super-income or achieving personal and professional success without effort, the activists are sure. According to OPI calculations, the number of deceived citizens in 2023 increased by 68% compared to 2022 "and has a pronounced tendency to further increase."
Since last year, infobusinessmen have been united by the "Association of Information Business" (AIB). Izvestia sent a request to its representatives.
As the first deputy chair of the State Duma Committee on Education, Yana Lantratova, told Izvestia, a working group is being created under the leadership of the vice-speaker of the lower house of parliament, Pyotr Tolstoy, which will work on legislation to regulate the activities of infobusinessmen.
— The second meeting with deputies is already planned. A large number of bloggers have already signed up for it. I think that the topic of introducing the All-Russian Classifier of Types of Economic Activity for this profession (OKVED) will be completed, — she explained.
Earlier, Izvestia reported that in Russia, bloggers' activities can be classified as economic activities. This followed from the responses of the Ministry of Digital Development and Rosstandart to Yana Lantratova, who proposed making such changes to OKVED.
The need for legislative regulation of bloggers' activities is also recognized by the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications. They believe that uniform rules should be introduced for them.
— The initiative to regulate the activities of bloggers is a long-standing story. Until 2017, there was a law on bloggers that required owners of websites and blogs with an audience of over 3,000 users per day to register with Roskomnadzor. It was repealed as inoperative. The fundamental point is who is considered a blogger, what are the criteria for blogging. Is a primary school student who has a page on VKontakte, where he tells his friends how his day went, a blogger? — the head of the committee, Alexander Khinshtein, told Izvestia.