Yandex general director hit with misdemeanor charge for ‘LGBT propaganda’

The Russian authorities have opened a misdemeanor case against Yandex General Director Artyom Savinovsky for allegedly distributing “LGBT propaganda” among minors, the independent outlet Mediazona reported on Wednesday, citing the Moscow City Court database.

The precise reason for the charges is unclear.

Savinovsky leads Yandex’s media services department and is responsible for developing services like Yandex Music and the movie database Kinopoisk. He became the company’s general director in April 2022.

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For whom how Russia bans LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda,’ the ‘imposition of information’ about homosexuality and ‘sex reassignment.’ Here’s the law broken down.

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