A Russian court fined TikTok 3 million rubles ($50,000) for failing to delete LGBT material, the country's latest crackdown on Big Tech companies.
FILE - A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. . The court in Moscow on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 issued the $50,000 penalty to the short-video sharing platform, following a complaint by Russian regulators. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Tagansky District Court in Moscow issued the 3 million ruble penalty to the short-video sharing platform following a complaint by Russian regulators.’s ByteDance Ltd., didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. According to the case file, state communications regulator Roskomnadzor complained about a video published on the platform earlier this year that breaches Russian laws against promoting "LGBT, radical feminism and a distorted view on traditional sexual relations.”
The Russian government has been stepping up efforts to enforce greater control over the internet and social media.
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