Moscow Court Blocks Porn Sites With Priest Imagery
A Moscow court blocked websites featuring pornographic videos involving actors portraying priests, citing offense to religious feelings and violation of Russian law. The sites lacked age restrictions and their owners were not identified.
Consensus
- The Moscow court blocked websites with pornographic videos involving actors in priest attire.
- The videos were deemed to offend religious feelings of Orthodox Christians.
- The websites were freely accessible without age restrictions.
- The prosecution filed the lawsuit, and the court upheld the request.
- The owners of the websites could not be identified.
- The court's decision was based on violations of Russian law regarding public desecration of religious symbols and insult to religious feelings.
Points of divergence
- The court previously issued a similar ruling in May regarding three pornographic videos featuring priests. — kommersant
- The court's decision was based on materials from 'Izvestia'. — vosti
- The court's decision was reported on Friday, 4 September, based on materials from 'Izvestia' and the case details. — vm
- The court ruled that the publication of such content could lead to national, racial, or religious hatred. — riamo
Coverage (4 sources)
- Court in Moscow blocked porn sites featuring priests — Коммерсантъ
- Russia blocked site with porn where videos were posted in the images of priests — РИАМО
- In Moscow, court blocked access to porn sites insulting Christian feelings — Вести
- Capital court blocked sites with porn videos featuring 'priests' — Вечерняя Москва