TikTok Fined 6M RUB for Not Removing Prohibited Content

A court in Moscow fined TikTok 3 million rubles for failing to remove prohibited content.

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TikTok was fined by the Tagansky District Court in Moscow on August 19, 2025.
The fines were issued for failure to remove prohibited content in Russia.
The court found TikTok liable under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
Two fines of 3 million rubles were imposed on the same day, totaling 6 million rubles.
The company is legally registered as Tik Tok Pre. Ltd.
The court's decision was communicated via press releases from the Moscow courts' general jurisdiction press service.

On the same day, Telegram and GitHub were also fined for similar reasons, with a combined total of 7.3 million rubles. — vm
TikTok was previously fined 4 million rubles on July 28, 2026, due to non-compliance with a federal executive authority's directive. — vm
Earlier fines were related to failure to remove two videos promoting LGBT*, which were deemed extremist content. — vm
The last similar fine was in March 2026, amounting to 3 million rubles. — kommersant
The specific publications TikTok was required to remove were not disclosed. — kommersant
The total fine amounted to 6 million rubles after two separate penalties of 3 million rubles each were issued on the same day. — interfax