Russia Lgbt Law

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law expanding Russia's restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public expression of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.

TikTok was fined RUB 3 million (roughly 40 lakh) by Russia on Tuesday, after the platform owned Beijing-based IT company ByteDance did not take down content that violates Russian laws on 'LGBT propaganda'. Meanwhile, video streaming service Twitch was fined RUB 4 million (roughly Rs. 55 lakh) after it hosted a video interview with Ukrainian politic...

Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on 'LGBT propaganda' and streaming service Twitch for hosting a video interview with a Ukrainian political figure that Moscow said contained 'fake' information.

TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Russian drag artist Yulianna Prosvirnina was revelling in the success of the buzzing gay and lesbian party she had organised in Moscow when a hooded mob burst into the venue.

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law expanding Russia's restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public expression of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.

The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.

TikTok was fined RUB 3 million (roughly 40 lakh) by Russia on Tuesday, after the platform owned Beijing-based IT company ByteDance did not take down content that violates Russian laws on 'LGBT propaganda'. Meanwhile, video streaming service Twitch was fined RUB 4 million (roughly Rs. 55 lakh) after it hosted a video interview with Ukrainian politic...

Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on 'LGBT propaganda' and streaming service Twitch for hosting a video interview with a Ukrainian political figure that Moscow said contained 'fake' information.

TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Russian drag artist Yulianna Prosvirnina was revelling in the success of the buzzing gay and lesbian party she had organised in Moscow when a hooded mob burst into the venue.