Russia: Issued ruling in lawsuit against Reddit Inc. over alleged failure to remove illegal online content

On 15 August 2023, a Moscow magistrate court issued its ruling in the lawsuit against Reddit Inc. regarding content removal (case Nr. 05-0890/422/2023). The court fined Reddit Inc. RUB 2 million for its refusal to delete content that is prohibited in Russia. The court found Reddit Inc. guilty of violating Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which pertains to the failure of a website owner to remove content as required by Russian legislation. The content in question included information about the banned international extremist movement "Prisoner criminal unity" (AUE) and information classified as inaccurate about the military operation in Ukraine.