Annotation

The article examines the legal and technical aspects of obtaining, documenting, and proce-durally formalizing information from social networks and messengers for use as evidence in cases involving the creation of sabotage communities. The paper analyzes the characteristics of sabotage communities in the digital environment and the inconsistencies between existing procedural mech-anisms and modern technical capabilities for obtaining digital evidence. Based on this research, the author proposes an original four-stage model for the procedural use of information from mes-sengers and social networks, including technical recording of digital traces, procedural formaliza-tion of the obtained information, expert examination of digital data, and presentation of evidence in court. The article develops specific proposals for improving criminal procedure legislation aimed at regulating the acquisition and use of digital evidence in the investigation of sabotage-related crimes.