End of new fines!
The State Duma Committee on Criminal and Administrative Legislation approved a bill on fines for defaming traditional values and refusing to remove such materials.
Currently, there is a ban on the distribution of materials that defame Russian spiritual and moral values in audiovisual services, but there have been no sanctions for this.
Fines will amount to up to 5 thousand rubles for citizens, up to 100 thousand for officials and up to 700 thousand for legal entities.
For refusing to remove content, fines of up to 20,000 rubles are given to citizens and up to one million rubles to companies. In case of repeated violation, the fines will increase to 300 thousand and 5 million rubles, respectively.