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Russia fines TikTok for violating ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ laws

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Russia has reportedly fined TikTok for refusing to delete content which it said violates its laws on so-called ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’.

The social media platform’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, was fined three million roubles (£44,000) on 4 October, according to Moscow’s Tagansky District Court.

Signed by Vladimir Putin in 2013, Russia’s ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ laws ban the promotion of all “non-traditional” sexual relationships among minors.

They have been used as justification to stop Pride marches, prevent minors from watching content with LGBTQ+ themes and to detain activists.

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