The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has fined the online writers’ platform Wattpad 3.5 million roubles (approximately US$39,000) for failing to remove prohibited information (Part 2, Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offences). This was reported by the press service of Moscow courts and noted by Mediazona.
The protocol was prompted by the publication of “works about same-sex sexual relationships,” according to a report from the outlet ‘Govorit i Pokazyvaet Moskva’ (Moscow Speaks and Shows).
Representatives of Wattpad accepted responsibility. They added that service moderators remove content “prohibited by Russian law,” but cannot always do so promptly because “the platform operates globally and has more than 90 million users.”
Wattpad is an online service where anyone can publish their book.
Asya Sokolova for OVD-Info
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