May 6, 2026
Moscow court bans entertainment website ‘YaPlakal’ over alleged racist jokes
A Moscow court has banned the distribution in Russia of content hosted on the entertainment website “YaPlakal.” The ruling, issued by the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow in late April, was flagged by Verstka, an independent Russian news outlet.
TL;DR
- A Moscow court has banned the distribution of content from the entertainment website ‘YaPlakal’ in Russia.
- The ruling also affects two joke websites, anekdotovstreet.com and anekdoto.net.
- The Chertanovsky inter-district prosecutor’s office initiated the case, citing materials that allegedly degrade human dignity and promote discrimination.
- The court ordered all three websites to be added to the registry of banned sites.
- The specific content leading to the lawsuit was not detailed in the ruling.
- ‘YaPlakal’ was previously added to a registry in 2020, requiring it to store and provide user correspondence to the FSB upon request.