Instagram and Tik-Tok were guilty of violating the Russian Federation’s law that bans discussions or information regarding LGBTQ+ people The Los Angeles Blade reported: Russian court fines Tik-Tok & Instagram for ‘Gay Propaganda’ The foundation plans to appeal the ruling. Petersburg ordered the liquidation of the Sphere foundation, the parent organization of the Russian LGBT Network. Logo of the Russian LGBT NetworkĪnd last week a court in St. (Photo courtesy of the Russian LGBT Network)Ī court in Moscow ruled Tuesday, April 26, that Instagram and Tik-Tok had violated Russia’s “Anti-Gay Propaganda Law” law that bars discussion of sexual minorities in the presence of minors. Rainbow-colored balloons were a prominent feature of LGBT rights celebrations in Russia in 2014.
The latest victims of judicial homophobia are Instagram, Tik-Tok and the Russian LGBT Network. Russian courts have become increasingly aggressive in pushing an anti-gay agenda.
