Russian court fines TikTok for failing to delete LGBT content

The Russian government has been stepping up efforts to enforce greater control over the internet and social media (Martin Meissner/AP)

A Russian court has fined TikTok for failing to delete LGBT material, in the country’s latest crackdown on Big Tech companies.

The Tagansky District Court in Moscow issued the three million ruble (€48,000) penalty to the short-video sharing platform following a complaint by Russian regulators.