Nikiforov Dmitry Alexandrovich

CEO of RDP.RU LLC. This company manufactures and supplies to the state technical equipment for filtering internet traffic, which has enabled the technical capability for censorship and the restriction of users’ free access to information not subject to state control, as well as the potential isolation of the Russian internet from the global network. RDP.RU LLC is a subsidiary of Rostelecom PJSC that owns key companies engaged in manufacturing technical equipment for filtering internet traffic in accordance with the Federal Law on the Sovereign Russian Internet [Runet]: RDP.RU LLC and Data Processing and Automation Center JSC. RDP.RU LLC and Data Processing and Automation Center JSC have been key players in this market since its emergence following the adoption of the federal law. Consequently, through the parent company Rostelecom PJSC, the state controls the production and deployment of the technical equipment required for implementing internet censorship, controlling the dissemination of information, and, where necessary, isolating Russian internet users from the global network.