Telegram, Google, Apple, Pinterest Fined for Not Removing Banned…
The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Telegram, Pinterest, Google, and Apple for failing to remove prohibited content, with total penalties exceeding 30 million rubles. The court cited violations of Article 13.41 of the Russian Administrative Code related to non-removal of banned information.
Consensus
- The Tagansky District Court of Moscow imposed administrative fines on Telegram, Pinterest, Google, and Apple.
- The fines were for failure to remove prohibited content as required by Russian law.
- All fines were issued under Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (KоАП) of the Russian Federation.
- The court proceedings took place on September 2.
- The total amount of fines exceeded 30 million rubles.
- The cases involved multiple instances of non-removal of content deemed illegal in Russia.
Points of divergence
- Telegram was fined for three publications labeled as 'fake news' about the Russian military and information aimed at destabilizing the political situation in Russia. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Pinterest was fined 10.8 million rubles for content involving children in illegal activities, promoting non-traditional relationships, and inciting extremism. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Google was fined for not removing the Wheely app from Google Play, which was blocked due to violation of anti-terrorism requirements. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Apple's fine was due to undisclosed reasons, as the hearing was held in closed session. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Pinterest was fined 7 million rubles under part 4 of Article 13.41, bringing its total fines to 10.8 million rubles after a prior 3.8 million ruble penalty. — m24
- Google was fined for two publications, one related to the blocked Wheely service. — m24
- Apple's hearing was held in closed session due to company request to protect service operation details and user data. — m24
- Telegram was previously fined 14.6 million rubles on August 12 and 3.5 million rubles in June for similar violations. — fontanka
- The total fine amount was 26.3 million rubles. — vm
- The total fine amount exceeded 33 million rubles. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The total fine amount exceeded 30 million rubles. — m24
- Pinterest, Twitch, and Likeme were fined 3.5 million rubles each in June for failure to monitor illegal content. — fontanka
Coverage (4 sources)
- Google, Telegram and Apple fined millions again — Фонтанка
- Pinterest, Telegram, Google and Apple fined for failure to remove prohibited content: sum of fines — Вечерняя Москва
- Telegram, Pinterest, Google and Apple fined again for failure to remove prohibited information — SOTAvision
- Court fined Pinterest, Telegram, Google and Apple for failure to remove prohibited content — Москва 24