Pursuant to amendments introduced in 2020 to the Mass Media Law, foreign legal entity that disseminates information and materials (including via Internet) by audio or audiovisual means while receiving financing from a foreign State, State bodies, international organizations or foreign citizens, could be recognized as a foreign mass media performing the functions of a foreign agent. Such foreign mass media could disseminate information and materials only through locally incorporated legal entity and only with a special note indicating that such information has been created and disseminated by a foreign agent. If the respective mass media does not comply with legal requirements, its transmissions shall be blocked in the RF. As from 2022, relevant provisions have been incorporated into the new law on foreign agents(Federal Law On control over activities of the persons under foreign influence, № 255-ФЗ, adopted on 14.07.2022, http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202207140018) See also: RF Government's Ruling On interaction of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications with a foreign mass media performing the functions of a foreign agent, or a Russian legal entity established by him, as well as on the procedure for limiting and renewing access to the information resource of the relevant person and informing citizens (individuals) about such a restriction, № 990, adopted on 06 July 2020, http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202007080013