--- title: "Telegram hit with a second fine in two days of 3.8 million rubles: total since the start of 2026 has reached 100 million rubles" description: "The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles on August 19 for failing to remove prohibited content. This is the second fine in two days; the total recoveries since the start of 2026 have exceeded 100 million rubles." date: 2026-08-19T23:44:25.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/telegram-hit-with-second-fine-in-two-days-of-3-8-million-rubles tags: [telegram, fines, russia, court, content-moderation, koad] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Telegram hit with a second fine in two days of 3.8 million rubles: total since the start of 2026 has reached 100 million rubles ![Wooden judge's gavel on a marble table — symbol of the 3.8 million ruble fine imposed on Telegram](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/20/telegram-oshtrafovali-na-3-8-mln-rubley-vo-vtoroy-raz-za-dva-dnya/telegram-oshtrafovali-na-3-8-mln-rubley-vo-vtoroy-raz-za-dva-dnya-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - On August 19, 2026, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO — the second fine in two days. - On August 12, the messenger was fined 14 million rubles under three protocols (7 million under Part 4 and two of 3.8 million each under Part 2 of Article 13.41). - In the first six months of 2026, Moscow courts fined Telegram a total of over 100 million rubles. - The maximum fine under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO for companies is 4 million rubles. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow on August 19, 2026, found the messenger Telegram Messenger Inc. guilty of an administrative offense and imposed a fine of 3.8 million rubles on the company. The basis was a violation of the procedure for restricting access to information that is subject to restriction under Russian legislation — under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (CoAO). As the court told TASS, this is already the second fine of the same size issued to the messenger in two days. ### Second fine in two days The day before, on August 18, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Telegram the same amount — 3.8 million rubles — for a similar offense under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO. Under the current version of the article, the maximum fine for such a violation for legal entities is 4 million rubles, meaning the sanctions issued are approaching the upper limit of administrative liability for the company. ### August surge: 14 million for three protocols In the same month, on August 12, Telegram was fined 14 million rubles: three administrative offense protocols were drawn up against the company. Under one of them, the court recovered 7 million rubles under Part 4 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO, and under the other two — 3.8 million rubles each under Part 2 of the same article. It was reported that the messenger had not removed information about extremist organizations and so-called zecers, and had not restricted access to publications with answers to the Unified State Exam (USE). ### Cumulative effect: over 100 million in half a year According to Interfax, citing law enforcement agencies, Moscow courts alone fined Telegram a total of over 100 million rubles in just the first six months of 2026. Thus, the series of August sanctions — 14 million on the 12th and 3.8 million each on the 18th and 19th — became a continuation of a consistent practice of recoveries accumulated since the start of the year. ### Legal context: Article 13.41 of the CoAO Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian CoAO provides for liability for violating the procedure for restricting access to information resources whose access is subject to restriction under Russian legislation. For companies, the upper limit of the fine under this part is 4 million rubles, while Part 4 of the same article, applied on August 12, provides for higher sanctions — up to 7 million rubles. The totality of the decisions issued in August shows that the courts consistently use both levels of liability depending on the nature and recurrence of the violation. ### Outlook and dynamics The recurrence of fines over several consecutive days indicates that, in the courts' assessment, the obligations to remove and restrict access to prohibited content are not being fulfilled on time. Against the backdrop of a cumulative sum of over 100 million rubles in the first half of 2026, the further dynamics of recoveries will depend on whether the company responds promptly to the demands of law enforcement agencies and regulators regarding content moderation. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Telegram fined twice in Russia — the total fines since the start of the year have exceeded 100 million rubles window-new](https://3dnews.ru/1147100/telegram-dvagdi-oshtrafovali-v-rossii-s-nachala-goda-summa-shtrafov-perevalila-za100-mln-rubley) - Базовый текст: штрафы 19 и 18 августа по 3,8 млн, 12 августа 14 млн, более 100 млн за полгода. - [Moscow court fines Telegram 3.8 million rubles](https://rt.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/6a8591a59a7947ac3a4a45e6) - Подтверждает назначение штрафа 3,8 млн рублей Таганским райсудом. - [Moscow court fines Telegram 3.8 million rubles for the second day in a row](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8892941) - Подтверждает повторный характер штрафа за два дня подряд. - [Telegram hit with a multi-million ruble fine for failing to remove prohibited content](https://www.gazeta.ru/tech/news/2026/08/18/29128585.shtml) - Подтверждает причину — неудаление запрещённого контента. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly was Telegram fined for on August 19, 2026? **A:** For violating the procedure for restricting access to information that is subject to restriction under Russian legislation — under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO. The fine amounted to 3.8 million rubles. ### Q: How much was Telegram fined in total in August 2026? **A:** According to available data, on August 12 — 14 million rubles (three protocols), on August 18 — 3.8 million rubles, on August 19 — 3.8 million rubles. In total for August — 21.6 million rubles. ### Q: What is the total amount of fines for 2026? **A:** According to Interfax, citing law enforcement agencies, in the first six months of 2026 Moscow courts fined Telegram a total of over 100 million rubles. ### Q: What is the maximum fine under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the CoAO for companies? **A:** The maximum fine for such an offense under this article for legal entities is 4 million rubles.