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Russia fines Apple two seconds of profit over promoting LGBTQ+ rights

by May 20, 2025 · Automatic / Editor's Picks [News]

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Apple has been fined $131,000 by a Russian court that found it guilty of breaking the country’s laws on what it describes as LGBT propaganda.

Illuminated cityscape featuring a white bridge over a river, ornate buildings with golden domes, and a tall tower with a red star, against a deep blue night sky.
Moscow — image credit:Wikimedia

In 2023, a Russian kangaroo court fined Apple $42,000, or what was then two seconds of profit, over “spreading false information about the Ukraine conflict.” Apple News had basically included news reports saying that there was such a conflict, which broke Russian laws against discussions siding with Ukraine.

Now a different Russian court has also fined Apple around two seconds’ worth of profit. It’s just that by 2025, that per-second profit was much higher.

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Source: https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/05/20/russia-fines-apple-two-seconds-of-profit-over-promoting-lgbtq-rights?utm_medium=rss

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