In a rare instance of good news, one of the most infamous items of the Russian criminal code, Article 282 (Incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as abasement of human dignity,) responsible for the majority of prosecutions for online speech, was reined in by an amendment passed in December 2018.
Mifano michache ya habari njema,  ni ibara ya 282 (Uchochezi wa chuki au uadui pamoja na kufedhehesha heshima ya mtu) moja ya vipengele vibaya vya sheria za jinai Urusi, inahusika sana kwa mashtaka juu ya mazumngumzo mtandaoni, ilibadilishwa katika marekebisho  yaliyofanyika mwezi Desemba 2018.