Russia: 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 Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, including failure to delete content containing calls for extremist activity, material involving pornographic images of minors, advertisements recruiting minors for pornographic activities, and information on the methods and techniques for developing, manufacturing, and using narcotic drugs. The ruling imposed a fine of RUB 7 million for each violation, amounting to RUB 35 million in total.