Russia fines Google for not removing illegal content
The Hindu
Last month Google was fined three million rubles for breaching data storage laws.
A Moscow court on August 19 again fined Google for failing to remove banned content as foreign tech giants face mounting pressure in Russia. In recent months, Russia has been taking legal action against foreign tech companies for not deleting content banned by the authorities, including pornographic material or posts deemed extremist or condoning drugs or suicide. On Thursday, the Tagansky district court slapped Google with three fines totalling six million rubles ($80,850) for the violation, according to the official Telegram channel of Moscow courts.
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