A court ruled an old post was an advertisement: Evgenia Tutushkina paid a fine for an Instagram reel.
A Russian legal body imposed a penalty on a blogger due to a past Instagram promotion.
In the Krasnodar region, Evgenia Tutushkina, a legal professional and blogger, received the first monetary penalty in Russia for promoting on Instagram, a platform that’s been outlawed. The penalty resulted from a short video promoting a Black Sea coast hotel using the promotional code “Tutushkina,” which was posted on July 3rd.
The court determined the video to be promotional material, in spite of the legislation prohibiting promotions on “restricted” platforms becoming effective only on September 1st. Tutushkina received a penalty of 30,000 rubles. She states that the posting was without cost and aimed solely to aid her endeavor, adding that she herself covered the hotel expenses.
Lawyer Valeria Vetoshkina points out that essentially any social media post mentioning products or services might now be regarded as an advertisement, regardless of whether payment or an agreement existed. Should regulatory organizations interpret the legislation directly, then every critique or suggestion from bloggers will be open to legal action.
The State Duma approved a regulation that forbids advertising on resources restricted within Russia back in March: individuals may have to pay penalties reaching 100,000 rubles, functionaries as much as 200,000, and incorporated entities as much as 500,000.