Khutortsev Sergey Sergeevich

Director of the Center for Monitoring and Management of Public Communications Networks (CMMPCN), a subdivision of the General Radio Frequency Center. The GRFC is the primary subordinate organization of the Russian state agency responsible for censorship and control over the information space — Roskomnadzor. The GRFC is state-owned, reports directly to Roskomnadzor, carries out all technical activities within the agency’s authority, and serves as its operational arm. The CMMPCN was established to exercise the powers granted to the state following the adoption of the Federal Law on the Sovereign Russian Internet [Runet]. The CMMPCN oversees the operation of state-installed technical equipment at internet service providers. This technical equipment for countering threats (TSPU) is designed to block access to resources as decided by Roskomnadzor through deep filtering of internet traffic. As a result, both the practice of blocking and the actual number of blocked resources remain beyond effective oversight. Sergey Khutortsev, who previously served in the Federal Protective Service (FSO), in his current position directs the technical blocking of prohibited websites and can assume centralized management of the Russian internet segment in the event of threats to its security, as defined by the Russian authorities.