The registration deadline for bloggers in Chechnya has been extended for the second time.

Blogger registration in Chechnya has been extended for another week. Chechen youth curator Amir Sugaipov, who announced the extension, left social media users' questions about the procedure and the need for social media registration unanswered.

"Caucasian Knot" wrote that in September, Chechen authorities began "registering bloggers" with the Ministry of National Policy, External Relations, and Information. Registration is mandatory for "all active social media users" with more than 10,000 followers. Initially, four days were allocated for this process—from September 15 to 19—but on September 20, it was announced that four more days—September 22 to 25—were being allocated for registration. On September 25, Ramzan Kadyrov's aide stated that blogger registration with the Chechen Ministry of Nationalities had ended, but for those outside Chechnya, it would be done online. Official registration will become a new tool for controlling both bloggers' content and their income, analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated.

Blogger registration has been extended again in Chechnya. Social media users will be able to visit the regional Ministry of National Policy, External Relations, Press, and Information from September 29 to October 3 between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to complete mandatory registration, announced Amir Sugaipov, assistant to the head of Chechnya, deputy head of the secretariat of the Head of the Chechen Republic, and curator of the republic's youth. This was reported today by the Vainakh television company.

On Sugaipov's Instagram page*, which has 262,000 followers, his post about renewing his registration received 817 likes and 107 comments.

Some users who left comments in Russian asked questions about the registration process and its necessity.

"What should those who will be out of the region from the 29th to the 3rd do?" asked khazbulatov.is.

"Send someone with a photo of your passport; I think people wrote under another post that they did that," suggested lilit_shakty.

"They didn't let me do that. I wrote a private message describing my problem, but they haven't responded," replied meddina_d.

"I still don't understand. If I periodically post reels and the like, but I don't have 1,000 subscribers, do I need to register?" asked asukhanov.blog.

"But you have regular content," replied milana.mamadi.

"And if I don't run a blog and just post work, do I need to register?" - asked monya_lashes.

"He also says that if you also run a blog, showing yourself and sharing something, then you need to. If it's just a work page, then no," commented user yaznaukak.

"What if I run a blog, but have fewer than 10,000 subscribers?" asked user tochka_tzv.

"If you run a blog, then yes, you need to register," replied nintsyevv.

Sugaipov himself had not responded to a single question by 6:02 PM Moscow time.