Under the new article on the ban on “LGBT propaganda”, 33 protocols have already been drawn up. Two companies fined

Since the beginning of the law banning “LGBT propaganda” in Russia, the security forces have already drawn up 33 protocols under the relevant administrative article, some of them for demonstrating LGBT content. Vedomosti about this . told Alexander Khinshtein, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications,

According to him, all protocols were drawn up between April and June 2023. In particular, there were claims against several large online cinemas, such as Megafon TV, Start, More.tv, Ivi, Beeline TV, as well as TV-3 Russia and TNT Music.

Representatives of most services previously said that they were issued protocols not for propaganda, but for showing LGBT content to children.

So far, the courts have issued only three decisions on such protocols. For example, the Tricolor Film and TV Online companies, as well as Peers.TV, were fined one million each. In addition, a fine of 200 thousand was imposed on the Tricolor official.

the law on fines for “LGBT propaganda” on Vladimir Putin signed December 5, 2022. Now citizens under this article can be fined from 50 to 400 thousand rubles. For officials, the maximum fine is 800 thousand, and for legal entities - five million rubles. “LGBT propaganda” is prohibited among people of any age, and the display of LGBT content is prohibited among children.

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