Temny Sergey Vladimirovich

Acting Head of the General Radio Frequency Center — a state-owned company subordinate to Roskomnadzor and carries out all technical work necessary for the state authority to exercise its powers. The GRFC is owned by the state, reports directly to Roskomnadzor, and serves as its operational arm. It conducts monitoring of the information space to identify messages subject to censorship and resources that must be blocked. It also manages the equipment through which control over the Russian internet is exercised and directly implements access restrictions. In his position, Sergey Temny plays a key role in enabling Russian authorities to effectively implement censorship and control over the information space, including the Russian internet segment. Sergey Temny holds the status of acting head, as did all previous heads of the organization, indicating that the designation of the position as temporary is purely nominal.