COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS OF INTERMEDIARY DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN RUSSIA AND SELECTED CIS COUNTRIES

The article presents a comparative legal analysis of the legislative regulation of relations arising between operators of intermediary digital platforms (IDPs), their partners, users and other persons in the Russian Federation and selected CIS states: the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan. The purpose of the study is to identify similarities and differences in the legal regulation of these relations by type rather than solely by national legal order, and to determine possible directions for the harmonization of private-law approaches. The methodological framework consists of comparative legal and functional methods; the research materials comprise statutory instruments of six states in the fields of e-commerce, consumer protection, personal data and electronic documents. The comparative analysis covers seven types of relations: between the operator and the partner, between the partner and the user, between the operator and the user, in the sphere of electronic communications, personal data, cross-border payments and operator liability. It is established that the Russian model, formed by Federal Law No. 289-FZ of July 31, 2025 “On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation”, is the only one among the states examined in which each of these types of relations is governed by specialized rules expressly identifying the IDP operator as an independent subject of civil-law relations. In the CIS states, regulation is carried out through general rules on e-commerce, distance selling, consumer protection, personal data and electronic documents without specific regard to the platform model. The conclusion is drawn that harmonization of approaches within the CIS framework is advisable not through the development of a unified platform law, but through gradual convergence of individual types of relations by means of recommendatory instruments, without unification of national legislation.

intermediary digital platform, platform operator, platform partner, platform user, Federal Law “On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation”, comparative legal analysis, e-commerce, consumer protection, personal data, operator liability, CIS states, harmonization of legislation

Safiullin R. R. Comparative legal analysis of the legislative regulation of relations between participants of intermediary digital platforms in Russia and selected CIS countries. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;2(75):260—267. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.75.1650.