ARussian court has fined U.S.
tech giant Apple7.5 million rubles ($93,500) for 3 different breaches ofRussian rules on what Moscow calls LGBT propaganda, the Moscow courts press office said on Monday.Russiain 2023 expanded limitations on the promo of non-traditional sexual relations amid a wider crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, which President Vladimir Putin has sought to portray as proof of ethical decay in Western countries.Moscows Tagansky District Court discovered Apple Distribution International Ltd.
guilty of 3 administrative offences, ordering that 3 fines of 2.5 million rubles each be paid.Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed ask for comment.Apples representative in court had actually asked for that the hearings be closed to the public, the Mediazona news outlet reported, meaning that the root of each disagreement was not known.Russiahas designated the worldwide LGBT motion asextremistand those supporting it as terrorists, leading the way for serious criminal cases against LGBTQ+ individuals and their advocates.Russian courts haveissued finesfor those that violate the LGBT propaganda law, consisting of online film suppliers and executives.