Telegram Fined 14.6M RUB for Not Removing Prohibited Content
The Moscow Tagansky District Court fined Telegram 14.6 million rubles for failing to remove prohibited content, including material promoting non-traditional sexual relations, 'zepers' (a term associated with extremist activities), and exam answers. The court also fined Google 7.6 million rubles for similar violations.
Consensus
- The Tagansky District Court in Moscow fined Telegram 14.6 million rubles.
- The fine was imposed for failure to remove prohibited information as required by Russian law.
- The court found Telegram guilty under Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The prohibited content included material promoting non-traditional sexual relationships, 'zepers', and exam answers.
- Google was also fined 7.6 million rubles by the same court for similar violations.
- The court proceedings were held on August 12.
- Telegram's representative did not attend the hearing.
- The court cited multiple administrative protocols against Telegram.
Points of divergence
- Telegram was fined three times for refusing to remove prohibited information, with two fines of 3.8 million rubles each and one fine of 7 million rubles under the fourth part of Article 13.41. — fontanka
- The prosecution submitted requests to remove content related to 'zepers', LGBT (designated as extremist in Russia), and exam answers. — kommerst
- The court stated that Telegram did not remove content promoting non-traditional sexual relations and 'zepers'. — tvrain
- Telegram was previously fined 3.5 million rubles in June for the same reason. — vedomosti
- Telegram was fined 14 million rubles, not 14.6 million. — vm
- The court fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles for one violation, and additional fines totaling 10.8 million rubles over other protocols. — tg_tvrain
- The court cited block requests from Krasnodar and Vladivostok courts regarding the content. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (10 sources)
- Court in Moscow fined Telegram almost 15 million rubles — Фонтанка
- Court in Moscow fined Telegram 14.6 million rubles — Коммерсантъ
- Telegram fined almost 15 million rubles for failure to remove content — Дождь
- Telegram fined 14.6 million rubles for failure to remove prohibited information — Ведомости
- Telegram fined 14.6 million rubles for refusal to delete prohibited in Russia data — Вести
- Telegram fined almost 15 million rubles for failure to remove content including on zagetping, LGBT and sale of answers to EG... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Telegram fined for refusal to remove information about Zaporozhians and extremism — Вечерняя Москва
- Telegram fined 14.6 million rubles for refusal to delete 'banned' information — about 'zatcheping', LGBT and selling answers... — SOTAvision
- Court in Moscow fined Telegram 14 million rubles for refusal to delete information about catchers and extremist organizations — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Court in Moscow fined Telegram and Google 22.2 million rubles — Москва 24
Key entities
- Telegram
- Moscow
- TASS
- Russia
- Taganskoy District Court
- Telegram
- Tagansky Court
- TASS
- Evening Moscow
- Erik Romanenko
- Sotavision
- Elena Rudakova
- Telegram Messenger Inc
- EG
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