Russia fines TikTok $50,834 for not removing LGBTI “propaganda”

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a court Russia this tuesday confirmed by the social network TikTok with 3 million rubles ($50,834 or €51,502) for not removing “propaganda” LGTBI, according to the official agency TASS.

The Taganski district court in Moscow said the social network was found guilty of an administrative violation because the platform “did not remove information by the owner”.

According to TASS, this is due to the Administrative Code violation protocol prepared by TikTok by Roskomnadzor, the agency responsible for overseeing the media. “Promoting” the LGTBI movement, “radical feminism” and “a distorted view of traditional sexual relations”Yeah.”

According to the lawsuit, the social network posted a video on February 10 in which the author talks about teaching English through sex and “forms a distorted view of non-traditional sexual relations,” according to the Russian argument.

Since 2021, TikTok has been fined 11 million rubles ($ 186,555 or € 189,243) for not removing information prohibited by Russian law.

Legislation prohibits the dissemination of information containing war propaganda, inciting ethnic, racial or religious hatred; pose a threat to the life and health of minors or encourage them to consume drugs, tobacco, alcohol, participate in gambling, prostitution and vagrancy.

Also ban pages that justify cruel treatment of animals, deny “family values”, or advertise “unconventional sexual relations.”

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