COUNTRY FINES GOOGLE OVER ‘LGBT PROPAGANDA’ AND ‘FALSE INFORMATION’

A Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google three million roubles for failing to delete YouTube videos that, they said, promoted “LGBT propaganda” and “false information” about Russia’s military campaign.

Over the last year, dozens of fines have been filed from Moscow against Western tech companies as part of a mission to control what Russian internet users see online.

Under a new law, Russia classifies any action or the spreading of any information that is considered an attempt to promote homosexuality in public, online, or in films, books or advertising, as “LGBT propaganda” and can result in a heavy fine.

It is not clear if Google plans on paying or resisting the order.

Now, a formal complaint has been filed over the behavior of the Metropolitan Police Officers for their behavior. A councilor for Lewisham said police were slow to intervene during the protest.

“I observed a number of concerning things during the policing of the protest,” said the councilor who preferred to remain anonymous. “TPUK protesters were allowed to walk up to people outside the pub and film them. Later, several officers, including those from territorial support group [TSG] units, were seen

pushing crowds back aggressively and we’ve had reports of serious injuries, including a cracked rib,” they said.

According to the Observer, Damien Egan, the mayor of Lewisham, has also raised concerns over their policing tactics