
The Russian court fined Google and Telegram a total of 18.4 million rubles for not removing banned content.
In Russia, the Taganskiy District Court fined Google 3.8 million rubles and Telegram 14.6 million rubles for not removing banned content.
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Russia has previously imposed various fines on foreign technology platforms that did not remove banned content.
The court in Russia fined Google and Telegram a total of 18.4 million rubles (about 226 thousand dollars) for not removing banned content.
CASES WERE DECISIONED
The Taganskiy District Court in the capital Moscow decided on the lawsuits filed against the companies in question.
The court ordered Telegram to pay a fine of 14.6 million rubles and Google to pay a fine of 3.8 million rubles for not removing three separate banned contents.
THE REASON FOR THE PENALTIES HAS BEEN CLEAR
The penalty imposed on Telegram was based on content related to participation in a terrorist organization banned in Russia and a book considered to be extremist material, while the penalty imposed on Google was cited on the grounds that it did not remove information discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and state institutions.
Fines had previously been imposed on Google and Telegram, as well as other foreign internet platforms in Russia, for reasons such as not removing banned content and not fulfilling legal obligations in the country.

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The Taganskiy District Court in Moscow decided to impose a fine of 14.6 million rubles on Telegram and 3.8 million rubles on Google for not removing banned content.

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