The court fined Pinterest ten million rubles

A court in Moscow fined Pinterest 10 million rubles for repeated failure to fulfill the duties of a foreign company operating in the Russian segment of the Internet, the press service of the Moscow City Court told RIA Novosti.

“By a resolution of the magistrate of the Tagansky judicial district of Moscow on October 7, 2026, Pinterest Inc. was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 3 of Article 13.49 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, with a penalty of an administrative fine in the amount of 10 million rubles,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

Foreign companies operating in the Russian segment of the Internet are required to post on their website an electronic form for requests from citizens and organizations, register a personal account on the Roskomnadzor website, and also create a branch, open a representative office or establish a Russian legal entity. Minimum fine under Part 3 of Art. 13.49 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation - 10 million rubles.