GitHub Fined 3.5M RUB in Moscow for Refusing to Remove Prohibited…
The Taganrog court of Moscow has ruled that GitHub, an IT project hosting platform owned by the Microsoft corporation, is guilty of failing to remove prohibited content in Russia (part 2 of article 13.41 of the Code on Administrative Offenses), according to the Moscow City Court on Wednesday.
Consensus
- The Tagansky Court in Moscow fined GitHub 3.5 million rubles.
- The fine was imposed for failure to remove prohibited content in Russia.
- The court cited Article 13.41, Part 1 of the Russian Administrative Code.
- GitHub is a platform for hosting IT projects and collaborative software development.
- GitHub is owned by Microsoft.
Points of divergence
- The court did not explain which specific information was linked to the company's liability. — kommersant
- In May, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin accused GitHub of intentional discrimination against Russian users and called for moving projects to domestic Git repositories. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court in Moscow fined GitHub service for refusal to delete prohibited content — Коммерсантъ
- GitHub fined 3.5 million rubles for failure to remove prohibited information — Интерфакс