Andrey Yurevich Lipov

Head of Roskomnadzor (the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media). This state agency is the primary administrator of the policy aimed at establishing control over the Russian internet segment. The agency directly, and through its subordinate organization General Radio Frequency Center FSUE, implements internet censorship and blocks resources and information in accordance with Russian repressive legislation. Roskomnadzor receives substantial financial and organizational resources from the state and employs them to improve methods of blocking and traffic control. Roskomnadzor participates in the formulation of state internet policy by the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation and in the preparation of legislative acts by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media. As the head of this agency, Andrey Lipov is the principal official in the Russian Federation responsible for enforcing censorship in the media and online, restricting users’ access to uncensored information, and exercising political control over the infrastructure of the Russian internet segment. Prior to his appointment as head of Roskomnadzor, Andrey Lipov served from 2018 until March 2020 as Head of the Department of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communications Infrastructure. In this role, he was responsible for shaping state policy and for promoting the adoption of the Federal Law on the Sovereign Russian Internet [Runet].

Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Roscomnadzor). Manages a state body of the Russian Federation, which supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Roskomnadzor is a state body responsible for internet and mass media censorship, as well as conducting surveillance on citizens on the internet and implementing centralized blocking of access to uncensored information.

(UE) 2022/878 du 03/06/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 2378)

Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies, and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation (Roskomnadzor). He manages a state body of the Russian Federation that supports or implements actions or policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. Roskomnadzor is a state body responsible for Internet and mass media censorship, conducting monitoring on citizens online, and implementing centralized blocking of access to uncensored information.

Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) of the Russian Federation

Head of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor)

(Date of UN designation: 2022-06-03)

Andrei Lipov is the head of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor). Roskomnadzor is a central instrument in the execution of censorship and repression of free media in Russia. As the head of Roskomnadzor, Mr Lipov is responsible for decisions that have led to the censorship and closure of independent Russian media. These actions create a censored information space that promotes, aids and condones the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. Furthermore, under Mr Lipov’s leadership, Roskomnadzor has actively undermined Ukraine’s territorial integrity with its support for the separatist regions in Ukraine, the so-called ‘republics’ in the Donbas, and in particular Mr Denis Pushilin, head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. Therefore, Mr Lipov is responsible for actively supporting or implementing, actions or policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.

agency executive of Roskomnadzor since 2020

Andrei Lipov est le chef du Service fédéral russe de supervision des communications, des technologies de l’information et des médias de masse (Roskomnadzor). Le Roskomnadzor est un instrument central dans la mise en œuvre de la censure et de la répression des médias libres en Russie. En tant que chef du Roskomnadzor, M. Lipov est responsable de décisions qui ont conduit à la censure et à la fermeture de médias russes indépendants. Ces actions créent un espace de l’information censuré, qui promeut, soutient et excuse l’agression armée russe contre l’Ukraine. En outre, sous la direction de M. Lipov, le Roskomnadzor a activement compromis l’intégrité territoriale de l’Ukraine en soutenant les régions séparatistes en Ukraine, les soi-disant "républiques" dans le Donbas, et en particulier M. Denis Pushilin, chef de la soi-disant "République populaire de Donetsk". M. Lipov est donc responsable de soutenir activement ou de mettre en œuvre des actions ou des politiques compromettant ou menaçant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine, ou la stabilité ou la sécurité en Ukraine

He is a Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor). Roskomnadzor is the Russian state agency responsible for Internet and media censorship, monitoring citizens online, and implementing centralized blocking of uncensored information. He oversees a state body that supports or implements actions and policies that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine. Andrey Lipov is a former member of the Presidential Administration, where he worked under Sergey Kiriyenko. He is the author of the ""Sovereign Internet"" law, which required telecommunications operators to install technical countermeasures (TSPU) on their networks. This law has enabled Roskomnadzor to block websites directly and centrally. Since the start of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, this has allowed for military censorship, blocking access to over 5,000 websites for Russian users. Andrey Lipov systematically violates anti-corruption laws by concealing facts of illegal enrichment. His corrupt assets are nominally owned by members of his family.