Russia: Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media's investigation into Telegram over alleged failure to remove prohibited content
Progress
Current status
in force
16 Mar 2026 in force
Scope
Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Tagansky District Court fined Telegram RUB 35 million over failure to remove prohibited content
On 16 March 2026, the Tagansky District Court issued a ruling against Telegram with a fine of RUB 35 million for failing to remove prohibited content. The court found Telegram guilty of administrative violations under Part 4 of Article 13.41 of the …
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court