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Individuum shuts down after managers face LGBTQ+ extremism charges
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Story summary
- Individuum announced its closure after senior managers faced LGBTQ+ “extremism” prosecution.
- Editor-in-chief Alexei Kiselyov said the shutdown was sudden but not unexpected.
- Eksmo, which bought majority stakes in Popcorn Books and Individuum in 2023, closed Popcorn Books in January.
- Three senior Individuum and Popcorn Books employees received four-year suspended sentences this summer.
- Former Individuum editor-in-chief Felix Sandalov was designated a “foreign agent” by Russia’s Justice Ministry.