Russia fines TikTok and Twitch for 'LGBT propaganda' – Attitude.co.uk

Home News News World 6 October 2022 10:41 PM Russia’s anti-LGBTQ ‘gay propaganda’ has been in place since 2-13 and could soon be expanded. By Emily Maskell Tik Tok (Image: Pexels) Russia has reportedly fined TikTok for failing to remove content that violated Russia’s anti-LGBTQ ‘gay propaganda’ laws as well as the streaming service Twitch for an interview with a Ukrainian political figure. Moscow’s Tagansky District Court fined TikTok 3 million roubles (roughly £44,800) on Tuesday (4 October), according to Reuters. The fine was based on the charges that TikTok promoted “non-traditional sexual values, videos featuring LGBT, feminism, and distorted representation of traditional sexual values,” according to the Russian news agency Interfax. Reports also state that a TikTok representative at the court hearings had insisted the proceedings be closed and terminated.  The Russian law has been in place since 2013 and bans the ‘promotion’ of homosexual relationships with children but there have been recent developments that suggest this law (officially the Purpose of Protecting Children from Information Advocating for a Denial of Traditional Family Values act) would be expanded to include adults. Frighteningly, under this new proposed law, the ability to punish and prohibit LGBTQ+ existence in Russia will only…
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