Internet Video Association

The Internet Video Association (Association for Stimulating the Circulation of Legal Content on the Internet) was formed in 2013 as an association of online cinema Runet.

As of March 2021, members of the Internet Video Association are companies managing video services: ivi, OKKO, MEGOGO, Start, Amediateka and ViP Viasat Play.

Priorities of the Association:

• anti-piracy activities;
• stimulating the turnover of legal content;
• research on the Russian online video market;
• interaction with public authorities;
• social and educational activities.

History

2021: Open letter from Russian online services against Yandex anti-competitive behavior

On March 18, 2021 TAdviser , information came to the disposal that the Russian Internet the companies had signed an open letter expressing concern about the abuse of the dominant position in the search market by "" and Yandex supported a decision FAS that obliged the IT giant to eliminate privileges to promote its own services in this market. More. here

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A number of Russian digital companies have made a unified position on the issue of Yandex's anti-competitive behavior in the search market.

Open letter from Internet companies:

{{quote 'We, Russian Internet companies, support the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, which obliges Yandex to eliminate privileges when promoting its own services in its search.

Why is it important?

In today's digital economy, consumers face a wide variety of goods and services and competition from their suppliers. The choice of such a supplier - an Internet store or service - most users make using search engines. If all suppliers of goods and services are in equal conditions, then the consumer has the opportunity to find the best offer in price and quality.

It is this principle of equality of conditions, according to the FAS, that Yandex is trying to violate. It controls the search engine and in many categories of goods and services provides its own services with advantages over competitors. The consumer sees primarily the Yandex service, and not the best among those available on the market.

Participants in the Internet industry are confident that fair competition is the most important element of the economic development of society and the state. Thanks to competition in Russia, a developed market for Internet services has formed, and its annual intensive growth proves consumer demand and confidence in it.

We believe that abuse of dominance is unacceptable and that users of search engines have every right to receive objective information about the whole variety of goods and services - including with the help of tools that are equal to all market participants. We are convinced that the interests of both consumers, business and the state coincide in this matter.

We believe that the result of the warning issued by the FAS of Russia to Yandex should be the establishment of equal opportunities for fair competition in online search. We urge Yandex to fulfill the requirements presented by the FAS, and state bodies and the business community to monitor their implementation.}}

Under the open letter, representatives of the companies left their signatures: Avito, Avtoteka, Internet Video Association, Drom, Кассир.ру, Promt, Туту.ру, Tsian, JakLass, IVI, OneTwoTrip, Profi.ru, SkyEng, YouDo.com, Zoon.ru, 2GIS. - >