A Russian court has fined Google and Facebook for failing to delete banned content that Moscow deems illegal. Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US social network Twitter for not deleting banned content.

Russia fines Google & Facebook for failing to delete banned content

A Russian court on Tuesday said it had handed US&nbsp;technology giant&nbsp;Google&nbsp;three separate fines totalling 6 million roubles ($81,810) over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal.

The fines come amid a wider spat between Moscow and&nbsp;Google. Russia's communications watchdog on Monday warned that Moscow could eventually slow down the company's traffic in the country if it failed to delete prohibited content.

Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US&nbsp;social network Twitter for not deleting banned content, part of a push by Moscow to rein in Western tech giants and beef up what it calls its internet "sovereignty".

Google&nbsp;was found guilty of administrative offences, Moscow's Tagansky District court said in a statement, and was ordered to pay 2 million roubles for each offence.

Google&nbsp;Russia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The charges concern posts that Russia says encouraged minors to join unsanctioned protests in January, when people across Russia took to the streets to support Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was detained.

Later on Tuesday, the court will also consider eight reports concerning Facebook, which could lead to a total fine of up to 32 million roubles, the Interfax news agency said.

In April, a court issued three separate fines against Twitter totalling 8.9 million roubles, over accusations it had failed to delete banned content. TikTok has also been fined for similar offences this year.

A Russian court on Tuesday said it had handed US technology giant Google three separate fines totalling 6 million roubles ($81,810) over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal.

A Russian court on Tuesday said it had handed US technology giant Google three separate fines totalling 6 million roubles ($81,810) over a failure to delete content that Moscow deems illegal. The fines come amid a wider spat between Moscow and Google. Russia's communications watchdog on Monday warned that Moscow could eventually slow down the company's traffic in the country if it failed to delete prohibited content. Russia has already placed a punitive slowdown on US social network Twitter for not deleting banned content, part of a push by Moscow to rein in Western tech giants and beef up what it calls its internet "sovereignty". Google was found guilty of administrative offences, Moscow's Tagansky District court said in a statement, and was ordered to pay 2 million roubles for each offence. Google Russia did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The charges concern posts that Russia says encouraged minors to join unsanctioned protests in January, when people across Russia took to the streets to support Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after he was detained. Later on Tuesday, the court will also consider eight reports concerning Facebook, which could lead to a total fine of up to 32 million roubles, the Interfax news agency said. In April, a court issued three separate fines against Twitter totalling 8.9 million roubles, over accusations it had failed to delete banned content. TikTok has also been fined for similar offences this year.

Russian court fines Google $81,810 for failing to delete banned content

Russia wants to fine technology giant Twitter an additional $321,586 (24 million roubles) for failing to remove certain content which remains banned in Russia, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.

According to state communications regulator Roskomnadzor, Twitter is complying with the demand to remove banned content but is taking too long. Due to this, Twitter remains shut in the country till May 15. TASS also reported that under Russia’s Administrative Offences Code, fine of upto 4 million roubles over failure to remove content was imposed on Twitter. Even then, no date for the hearing has been set so far.&nbsp;

In April, a Russian court had issued three separate fines against Twitter, which amounted to 8.9 million roubles for the company had allegedly failed to delete banned content. According to Roskomnadzor, this content includes child pornography, drug abuse, and suicide.

Twitter claims that it a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse and opposed the promotion of suicide. It has also denied its platforms being used to promote illegal activities.

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Over the recent few months, Russia has stepped up efforts to assert more control over social media platforms and technology companies.&nbsp; Besides Twitter, Russian authorities are suing Google, Facebook and other companies for being unable to delete posts that urged children to participate in “illegal protests”.

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The outrage has multiplied after the jailing of fierce Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who was allegedly poisoned by Russian authorities using a Soviet-era nerve agent called Novichok. Russia has ardently denied this charge. Since his return to Russia, pro-Navalny supporters have conducted multiple rallies across the country and have demanded his release but to no avail.&nbsp;

Many allege that the critic is not receiving enough medical care in jail and is at continuous risk of dying.

(With inputs from agencies)

Russia wants to fine technology giant Twitter an additional $321,586 (24 million roubles) for failing to remove certain content which remains banned in Russia, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.

Russia wants to fine technology giant Twitter an additional $321,586 (24 million roubles) for failing to remove certain content which remains banned in Russia, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday. According to state communications regulator Roskomnadzor, Twitter is complying with the demand to remove banned content but is taking too long. Due to this, Twitter remains shut in the country till May 15. TASS also reported that under Russia’s Administrative Offences Code, fine of upto 4 million roubles over failure to remove content was imposed on Twitter. Even then, no date for the hearing has been set so far. In April, a Russian court had issued three separate fines against Twitter, which amounted to 8.9 million roubles for the company had allegedly failed to delete banned content. According to Roskomnadzor, this content includes child pornography, drug abuse, and suicide. Twitter claims that it a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse and opposed the promotion of suicide. It has also denied its platforms being used to promote illegal activities. Also read: Twitter to let users charge admission to their live audio chat rooms Over the recent few months, Russia has stepped up efforts to assert more control over social media platforms and technology companies. Besides Twitter, Russian authorities are suing Google, Facebook and other companies for being unable to delete posts that urged children to participate in “illegal protests”. Also read: Twitter to open first Africa office to tap fast-growing market The outrage has multiplied after the jailing of fierce Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny who was allegedly poisoned by Russian authorities using a Soviet-era nerve agent called Novichok. Russia has ardently denied this charge. Since his return to Russia, pro-Navalny supporters have conducted multiple rallies across the country and have demanded his release but to no avail. Many allege that the critic is not receiving enough medical care in jail and is at continuous risk of dying. (With inputs from agencies)

Russia is seeking extra fines from Twitter for failure to delete 'banned content': Report

Russia has restricted the use of Twitter across the nation by moving to slow down the speed of the service after it was accused of failing to remove banned content from its website.

Russia restricts use of Twitter over failure to delete illegal content

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