On 10 July 2012 Russian Wikipedia closed access to its content for 24 hours in protest against proposed amendments to Russia's Information Act (Bill No. 89417-6) regulating the accessibility of Internet-based information to children.
Den 10. juli 2012 lukkede Russisk Wikipedia for adgangen til indholdet i 24 timer i protest mod de foreslåede ændringer til Ruslands Informationlov (lovforslag nr 89.417-6), der regulerer adgangen til Internetbaseret information for børn.