Telegram Fined 3.8M RUB for Not Removing Prohibited Content
The Taganovsky District Court of Moscow fined the messenger Telegram 3.8 million rubles for refusing to delete prohibited content on the territory of Russia.
Consensus
- Telegram was fined 3.8 million rubles on 19 August 2026 by the Tagansky District Court in Moscow.
- The fine was imposed for failing to remove prohibited content in Russia.
- The court found Telegram guilty of violating part 2 of article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses (KоАП РФ).
- The same fine was issued on 18 August 2026 for a similar violation.
- The total amount of unpaid fines for Telegram has reached nearly 53.7 million rubles.
Points of divergence
- On 19 August 2026, Telegram and GitHub were jointly fined 7.3 million rubles — 3.8 million for Telegram and 3.5 million for GitHub — for the same violation. — vm
- On 19 August, Google was also fined 3.8 million rubles for violating access restriction requirements. — vedomosti
- On 18 August, Google was fined 3.8 million rubles, and on 29 June, Telegram was fined 3.5 million rubles for lack of monitoring prohibited content. — vedomosti
- On the previous week, Telegram was fined 14.6 million rubles for refusing to remove other prohibited materials. — vesti
- On 19 August, Google and Microsoft were also fined 3.8 and 3.5 million rubles respectively for failing to localize data of Russian users. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Court in Moscow fined Telegram for the second day in a row for 3.8 million rubles — Коммерсантъ
- Telegram fined 3.8 million rubles for failure to remove prohibited content — Ведомости
- Telegram received another fine of 3.8 million rubles — Вести
- Capital court fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles for refusal to delete prohibited content on Russian territory. — Первый Московский
- Telegram fined 3.8 million rubles on August 19, 2026: reason — Вечерняя Москва
- Telegram fined 3.8 million rubles for refusal to delete prohibited content — Москва 24
- Taganrog court of Moscow fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles for refusal to remove prohibited content on Russian territory. About... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Taganrog court fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles for failure to remove content — Вести