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Court Fines Man for Online Search of Extremist Content

12/10/2025

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A Sverdlovsk court fined Sergei Glukhikh, 20, for searching online for extremist materials.
He was arrested under a law signed by President Vladimir Putin allowing fines for seeking extremist content, including via VPNs.
The case arose after an FSB officer allegedly noticed his searches on a bus.
The court initially accused him of researching Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, but found him guilty only of googling it and fined 3,000 rubles.

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A Sverdlovsk court fined Sergei Glukhikh, 20, for searching online for extremist materials.
He was arrested under a law signed by President Vladimir Putin allowing fines for seeking extremist content, including via VPNs.
The case arose after an FSB officer allegedly noticed his searches on a bus.
The court initially accused him of researching Ukraine’s Azov Brigade, but found him guilty only of googling it and fined 3,000 rubles.