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Court fines DeviantArt $48,900 for refusal to delete banned information

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 155 words
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What to know about Court fines DeviantArt $48,900 for refusal to delete banned information

The Tagansky Court in Moscow fined DeviantArt, Inc. 3.5 million rubles for failing to remove information banned in Russia. The article notes that the platform's access had previously been limited by Roskomnadzor in 2021 for similar reasons.

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Claims checked 4
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Coverage gap: Low Right coverage
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Center67%
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What happened

The Tagansky Court in Moscow has fined DeviantArt, Inc.

Why it matters

3.5 mln rubles ($48,900) for refusing to delete information banned for dissemination in Russia, TASS reports from the court room.

Common ground

"The Tagansky District Court of Moscow recognized DeviantArt, Inc.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The Tagansky Court in Moscow fined DeviantArt, Inc. 3.5 million rubles for failing to remove information banned in Russia. The article notes that the platform's access had previously been limited by Roskomnadzor in 2021 for similar reasons.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/society/2136719

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Tagansky Court in Moscow has fined DeviantArt, Inc. 3.5 mln rubles ($48,900) for refusing to delete information banned for dissemination in Russia”
SINGLE SOURCE
The claim is specifically reported by TASS, which mentions the Tagansky Court fined DeviantArt 3.5 million rubles. Other provided search results discuss fines for Telegram, not DeviantArt, meaning there is only one unique source confirming this specific event.
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web search NEUTRAL — The court set the punishment in the form of the administrative fine amounting to 3.5 million rubles," the court’s press service said.The access to the online platform was limited in 2021 by the decisi…
https://tass.com/society/2136719
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web search NEUTRAL — Earlier, on August 11, the court fined Telegram for a similar amount for violating the law on the procedure for restricting access to information. The maximum prescribed penalty under the article is a…
https://en.iz.ru/en/1964327/2025-09-30/court-moscow-fined-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Moscow court has fined Telegram $432K for refusing to remove extremist content, escalating Russia’s crackdown on global tech platforms.
https://easternherald.com/2026/03/16/moscow-court-fines-tele…
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Claim 2: “The Tagansky District Court of Moscow recognized DeviantArt, Inc. on May 26, 2026 as liable for committing an administrative offense under Part 2, Art. 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the month of May, the Moscow City Court, and unrelated individuals. There is no evidence in the provided text confirming a court ruling on May 26, 2026, regarding DeviantArt.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joy (Russian: Джой, romanized: Džoj; c. 1914 – mid-1920s) was an English Cocker Spaniel owned by Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. Alexei Nikolaevich, born in 1904, was the youngest child and o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_(dog)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Moscow City Court (Russian: Московский городской суд (Мосгорсуд), romanized: Moskovsky gorodskoy sud (Mosgorsud)) is the highest judicial body of the city of Moscow on civil, criminal, administrat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_City_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yekaterina Stanislavovna Samutsevich (Russian: Екатери́на Станисла́вовна Самуце́вич; born 9 August 1982) is a Russian political activist. She was a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Ri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterina_Samutsevich
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Claim 3: “DeviantArt is one of the world’s largest online galleries and a social network for painters and designers.”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, DeviantArt's own site, and Medium) describe DeviantArt as one of the largest online art galleries and communities for artists/designers.
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web search NEUTRAL — DeviantArt is an online community that features artwork, videography, photography, and literature, launched on August 7, 2000, by Mathew Stephens, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeviantArt
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web search NEUTRAL — DeviantArt is where art and community thrive. Explore over 650 million pieces of art while connecting to fellow artists and art enthusiasts.Missing: social network
https://www.deviantart.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 10, 2019 ... Redesigning DeviantArt DeviantArt is the largest online art sharing community in the world. It began in 2000, which also makes it one of the ...
https://medium.com/@foley.ell/redesigning-deviantart-6277f8d…
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Claim 4: “The access to the online platform was limited in 2021 by the decision of Russian watchdog Roskomnadzor due to the refusal to delete the prohibited content.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The TASS snippet for claim 0 mentions that access to the platform was limited in 2021 by Roskomnadzor due to refusal to delete prohibited content. However, the other web results for claim 3 are generic lists of blocked sites or unrelated to the specific timing and reason for DeviantArt's restriction.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2019 · The government maintains absolute control over information, allowing only a tiny elite, researchers, and some foreigners access to the internet.
https://www.facebook.com/AzzamAmeenSL/posts/access-to-facebo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 2, 2026 · Prosecutions of Wikipedia editors are typically tied to strict censorship laws, limits on free expression, and the criminalization of content ...
https://www.facebook.com/geodatarankings/posts/in-some-count…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 29, 2023 · The reason provided was to prevent access to illegal content but handing over server access would also cause major privacy concerns to VPN users ...
https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/websites-blocke…
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