Russia again fined companies such as Apple, Google and Telegram

The Taganskiy District Court in the capital Moscow decided on the lawsuits filed against the companies and organizations in question.

The court ruled to pay a fine of 15.2 million rubles to the Wikimedia Foundation, 3.8 million rubles to Google and Telegram separately, and 3.5 million rubles to Apple.

While the reason for the penalties imposed on companies and organizations was the failure to remove banned content in Russia, it was reported that the case against Telegram was related to posts that contained false information about the Russian Armed Forces.

It was stated that the hearing against Apple was closed to the press on the grounds that the company's confidential information could be shared.

Fines had previously been imposed on the companies and organizations in question in Russia for reasons such as not removing banned content and not fulfilling legal obligations in the country.