Advertising of pornographic materials using the global computer network Internet is a criminal offense

Advertising pornographic materials using the global computer network Internet is a criminal offense, for the commission of which the guilty person may be sentenced by the court to imprisonment for a term of two to four years. 

In this context, the advertising of pornographic materials in law enforcement practice is understood as making them available for public viewing or communicating information about them to an indefinite number of persons by any means (including by entering relevant data about such materials on websites of the Internet network accessible to any user).

Saving images and videos of pornographic content on their pages by users of social networks ("VKontakte", "Odnoklassniki", etc.) is regarded as their advertising and is a criminal offense. Upon discovery of such materials by law enforcement officials, a criminal case will be initiated.

Prosecutor of the Department of the Prosecutor's Office
of Vitebsk Region for Supervision
of the Enforcement of Legislation
of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus
for Vitebsk Region  Vladislav  Naryzhny