Apple Fined for LGBT Propaganda

Russian court fines Apple for violating 'LGBT propaganda' law By Reuters May 19, 2025 5:01 PM GMT+2 · Updated 2 hours ago View of an Apple logo at an Apple store in Paris, France, April 23, 2025. Companies Apple Inc Follow May 19 (Reuters) - A Russian court has fined U.S. tech giant Apple (AAPL.O) 7.5 million roubles ($93,500) for so-called Russian rules on what Moscow calls LGBT propaganda, the Moscow courts' press office said on Monday. Russia in 2023 widened restrictions on the promotion of "non-traditional sexual relations" amid a broader crackdown on LGBT rights, which President Vladimir Putin has sought to portray as evidence of moral decay in Western countries.

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