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Russia fines Telegram for failing to remove illegal content, TASS says

Reuters WORLD
Published February 25,2026
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A Russian court has fined Telegram ⁠7 ⁠million roubles ($91,000) for failing to remove alcohol- ⁠and LGBT-related content that the authorities consider unlawful, state news agency TASS reported ⁠on ⁠Wednesday.

Russia has introduced restrictions on Telegram, which is hugely popular for both ⁠public and private communications, over what it says is a failure ⁠by ‌the ‌company to ⁠delete ‌extremist content.