Roskomnadzor & courts
Website unblocking
Was your site blocked or listed in a registry? We help restore access and build a clear path with Roskomnadzor and the courts.
Support from analyzing grounds and registries through authority filings, platform engagement, and court appeals.
When access to a site is restricted
Is your website unavailable or listed in a registry?
ContentGuard lawyers are experts in website unblocking. We help restore access and work with Roskomnadzor, authorities, and courts.
- 100+ successful cases
- Extensive hands-on experience
- Including complex matters
Website unblocking stages
Analyzing the grounds
- Identify the restriction type
- Pinpoint the legal basis
- Assess lawfulness
Working with Roskomnadzor
- Build the legal position
- Assemble evidence
- Guide authority engagement
Court defense
- Prepare filings
- Represent your interests
- Challenge the blocking
Through to the outcome
- Remediate violations
- Seek delisting from the registry
- Provide follow-up guidance
Process
How we work
The first three stages are covered under a free initial review and consultation.
Free
Who blocked and why
- Identify the court, agency, or registry involved
- Clarify what exactly is restricted
- Collect your inputs and documents
Free
Express assessment
- Review content and public materials
- Assess the strength of the legal position
- Flag risks and rough timelines
Free
Consultation and plan
- Explain findings in plain language
- Outline realistic next steps
- Align scope and engagement format
Engagement
Getting started
- Formalize the mandate and milestones
- Set fees by stage in the agreement
- Open the file officially
Support
Through the outcome
- Submit applications and procedural documents
- Engage Roskomnadzor and agencies
- Court track when required
Assistant
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Was your website blocked?
Situations
Typical scenarios
Administrative blocking
- Website audit for compliance issues
- Develop a legal position
- Counseling and content adjustments
Court-ordered blocking
- Legal analysis of the grounds for blocking
- Prepare and file required documents
- Address missed deadlines where possible
Wrongful or disputed blocking
- Website audit
- Legal analysis of the blocking grounds
- Assistance with expert review where appropriate
Restoring access to accounts
- Analyze why the account was restricted
- Draft formal legal requests
- Correspondence with support (EN/RU as needed)
Our specialization
Services
- Counseling on disputes in the digital environment
- Preparation of claims, complaints, and applications
- Preparation of responses to authority demands and inquiries
- Representation in courts and administrative bodies
- Negotiations and pre-trial dispute resolution
- Website unblocking and delisting from registries
- Restoring access to websites and accounts
- Engagement with Roskomnadzor, prosecutors, and other authorities
FAQ
FAQ
Timelines
- Drafting filings - typically 2-4 business days
- Authority review - often up to 30 days depending on procedure
- Court appeals - broadly 3-8 months depending on complexity
Cost
- Fee ranges after the initial review-no obligation to engage
- Engagement letters set milestones, scope, and payment terms
- Depends on blocking type, court/agency track, and document volume
- We do not guarantee outcomes-we assess prospects up front
Remote work
- No mandatory in-person visits for the client
- Document exchange via electronic channels
- On-site representatives where needed
What we commit to
- Early assessment of prospects and risks
- Diligent execution of agreed work
- Focus on lawful, practical outcomes
Reference
General information
What is website unblocking?
Website unblocking is the legal process of restoring access to an internet resource restricted by a government body, a court, or through Roskomnadzor registry mechanisms. Restrictions may be justified (for legal violations) or contested-due to complaints, automated checks, or other circumstances.
To pursue unblocking, you typically need to establish why access was limited and which authority initiated the restriction, then build a legal position and document package.
Why websites get blocked
Access to a site or a specific page may be limited under court decisions (including anti-piracy and other proceedings), decisions of federal authorities, Roskomnadzor registry procedures, and certain out-of-court authority decisions where the law allows.
Examples of grounds by authority category
- Moscow City Court - infringement of copyright and/or related rights online
- Prosecutor’s office - information for which criminal or administrative liability exists
- Interior Ministry / Roskomnadzor - information on drug manufacturing methods, acquisition, cultivation of narcotic plants
- Rospotrebnadzor - suicide methods and calls to commit suicide
- Roszdravnadzor - unregistered medicines; missing pharmaceutical activity license
- FTS - gambling and online lotteries
- Alcohol regulator - remote retail sale of alcohol where distribution is restricted or banned
- Federal Bailiff Service - information defaming honor, dignity, or business reputation
Roskomnadzor’s role and registries
Roskomnadzor supervises compliance in communications and information; in practice it operationalizes access restrictions to resources and pages. After a court or authority decision, Roskomnadzor notifies providers and operators, and users may lose normal access.
Roskomnadzor maintains registries listing domains, URLs, and IP addresses. Listing often makes a site practically unreachable for users, so successful unblocking usually requires structured engagement with Roskomnadzor and the initiating authority.
Examples of registries
- Unified register of prohibited information
- Registers under Article 15.3 and 15.3-1 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ
- Copyright infringer register
- Personal-data violator register (based on an enforceable court decision)
How unblocking works
The path depends on the grounds. For non-judicial restrictions, remediation on the site is often combined with filings to authorities and review aimed at delisting from Roskomnadzor registries. For court-ordered blocking, case analysis, appeals, evidence, and (where relevant) relief from interim measures are central.
Why involve lawyers
- A legally sound strategy aligned with practice and procedural risk
- A complete set of filings and supporting documents
- Professional engagement with Roskomnadzor, courts, and agencies
- Focus on practical outcomes: restored access and lower risk of repeat restrictions
Need help now?
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