Russia fines Twitter 19 million roubles for failing to delete content
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly in Moscow, Russia
A Russian court on Thursday finedTwitter19 million roubles ($259,000) for failing to delete content considered illegal by Moscow, in the latest episode of a long-running dispute between Russia and the social network operator.
Twitterhas been subjected to a punitive slowdown in Russia since March, part of a broader stand-off between Moscow and big tech companies to beef up what it calls internet sovereignty.
State communications regulator Roskomnadzor earlier this month partially halted the slowdown afterTwitterdeleted more than 90 per centof illegal content, which Roskomnadzor says includes posts containing child pornography, drug abuse information or calls for minors to commit suicide.
Twitterdenies allowing its platform to be used to promote illegal behaviour and says it has a zero-tolerance policy for child sexual exploitation and prohibits the promotion of suicide or self-harm.
On Thursday, Moscow's Tagansky District Court said it issuedTwitterwith fines for six different administrative offences, totalling 19 million roubles.
Twitter, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, was also fined 8.9 million roubles in April.
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TikTok and Google received smaller fines on Thursday worth 1.5 million roublesand 3.5 million roubles for similar offences .
Repeat offences can be punishable by a fine of up to 10 per centof the company's total annual revenue, Roskomnadzor has said, but it is unclear whether it would take such a step.
Roskomnadzor earlier on Thursday said it was not yet planning to slow down the speed of Google or Facebook, as it has done withTwitter, but warned it could take more radical steps.
(With inputs from agencies)