Roskomnadzor wants to launch infobomb neutralization system on the Internet

Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Main Radio Frequency Center” (GRCHTS, subordinate to Roskomnadzor) is testing the Vepr information bomb detection system, said Vedomosti his representative. The development of the system has been underway since 2022, its launch is scheduled for the second half of 2023. It is assumed that she will be engaged in “identifying threats in the information sphere and predicting the risks of their occurrence.”

The Vepr system is being developed by the St. Petersburg company Neobit, according to the tender documentation cited by the newspaper. The development cost was initially estimated at 60 million rubles, but in the end it was halved and amounted to 30 million rubles. Development should be completed by the end of July. The terms of reference state that the system will detect messages that could potentially lead to “implementation of threats to individuals, society and the state.” Also, Vepr should identify “publicly significant information” that “poses a threat of harm to the life and (or) health of citizens, property, a threat of mass disruption of public order and (or) public safety.”

“The Vepr IS is designed to identify potential points of tension in the network that can develop into information threats, analyze them, and predict the subsequent spread of destructive materials,” said a representative of Roskomnadzor. No examples of such information are provided.

In February became knownthat the department launched the Oculus search system for prohibited content. It recognizes “images and symbols, illegal scenes and actions, analyzes text in photo and video materials,” said a representative of the GRFC. According to him, this includes “extremist themes, calls for mass illegal events, suicide, LGBT propaganda.” The structure of Roskomnadzor allocated 57.7 million rubles for the development of the system.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Not walking around da Oculus”.

Laura Keffer