TikTok Fined 3.5M RUB for Prohibited Content
Moscow's Tagansky court ruled that the TikTok service is liable for failing to comply with requirements for social media owners, according to Interfax on Tuesday in court.
Consensus
- TikTok Pte. Ltd was fined 3.5 million rubles on September 8, 2026, by the Tagansky District Court in Moscow.
- The fine was imposed for failing to remove prohibited content from the platform.
- The violation was linked to Article 13.50, Part 2 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The same court fined Pinterest and Twitch 3.5 million rubles each on the same day.
- Booking.com was also fined, but for a different amount—six million rubles.
- The prohibited content included LGBT-related material, which is classified as extremist in Russia.
Points of divergence
- TikTok was previously fined 3 million rubles on August 19 for a similar violation. — vm
- The prohibited content specifically involved LGBT-related material, which is recognized as extremist in Russia. — interfax
- The court found TikTok guilty of failing to perform monitoring duties and take measures to restrict access to information. — vesti
- TikTok previously announced a temporary ban on new video uploads and live streams in Russia on March 6, 2022, due to the fake news law. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- TikTok fined 3.5 million rubles: reason — Вечерняя Москва
- Capital court fined TikTok 3.5 million rubles — Вести
- TikTok fined 3.5 million rubles for violating Russian legislation — Интерфакс