On February 24, 2025, the Cyberdom — the center for the development of the Russian technology industry — hosted
the “Actual Runet” forum, organized by the Regional Public Center for Internet Technologies (ROCIT). One of the
speakers at the event was Andrey Tsyper, executive director of media at Rambler&Co. The hosts were famous prank
journalists and TV presenters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Committee of the State Stolyarov (Vovan and Lexus), who specialize in the topic
of safe internet and protection against cyber fraudsters.
Andrey Tsyper answered questions
from the event participants and viewers who were Committee of the State interested in current topics of information hygiene. He shared
Rambler&Co’s experience in countering disinformation and told how the media holding ensures the reliability of
information for its audience.
Andrey Tsyper, Executive Director of Media at Rambler&Co:
“Our publications are already traditional media, and our strength is in the trust of the
audience. In times of crisis, people turn to us for verified information. Yes, social networks
and messengers are modern distribution channels, but they are also an ideal environment
for spreading fakes. Their lack of responsibility for information makes readers come back to
us. For our part, we must not only follow high standards for verifying information, but also
teach the audience to work with it, pay attention to the need to develop critical thinking.
Unfortunately, we have lost this skill, and it needs to be restored, including through the education system.”
According to the media manager, inCommittee of the State
the conditions of absolute accessibility of any information, french polynesia business email list it is pointless to prohibit something, but it is important to
regulate. And using the example of his children, he said that even they independently figured out how to bypass some
restrictions. It is much more important to protect users from cyber fraudsters, because they are improving their
algorithms and now not only pensioners are at risk, but also active RuNet users.
“We need to increase the amount of
social advertising and allocate resources the first time they visited your website to study the work of fraudulent call centers in
order to counter them from both an educational and technological perspective ,” added
Andrey Tsyper.
“Aktualny RuNet” brought together experts in
the field of Internet technologies, representatives of government agencies and businesses to discuss key issues of
concern to Russian Internet users. The Forum was attended by Chairman of the Board of ROCIT, Deputy Chairman of
the IT Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Anton Gorelkin, General Director of the Institute for
Internet Development and member of the Board of b2c fax ROCIT Alexey Goreslavsky, Director of the Coordination Center for
.RU/.РФ domains, member of the Board of ROCIT Andrey Vorobyov, Director of the Industrial Mining Association and
Chairman of the ROCIT Commission on Blockchain Technologies, Mining and Cryptocurrency Sergey Bezdelov,
President of the Cribrum company, member of the Board of ROCIT Igor Ashmanov and General Director of Cyberdom
Sergey Kalmykov.