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Reddit Fined in Russia for First Time for Not Deleting 'Banned Content': Report
Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting "banned content" that it said contained "fake" information about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.
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Apple Fined by Russia Court for Not Deleting Allegedly Inaccurate Content
A Moscow court fined Apple RUB 400,000 (nearly Rs. 3.5 lakh) on Thursday for not deleting "inaccurate" content about what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. The TASS news agency said it was the first time Apple had been fined for that offence.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Wikipedia Fined $27,000 By Russia Court Over Military "Misinformation"
The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 2 million roubles ($27,000) by a Russian court on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of failing to delete "misinformation" about the Russian military from Wikipedia, the courts service said.
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Russian Court Fines Twitch RUB 2 Million for Streaming Fake Video About War Crimes: Report
Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.
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Russia Punishes Wikimedia for Violating Law by Sharing Prohibited Content Over Ukraine War
Russia punished Wikimedia, which hosts Wikipedia, for publishing prohibited content over Ukraine. The country introduced sweeping new laws on sharing information about the conflict in Ukraine. A few days back, Google was also fined by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
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Russia Threatens to Fine Wikipedia if It Doesn't Delete 'False Information'
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it wanted Wikipedia to remove "material with inaccurate information of public interest" about the situation in Ukraine.
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Reddit Fined in Russia for First Time for Not Deleting 'Banned Content': Report
Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting "banned content" that it said contained "fake" information about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.
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Apple Fined by Russia Court for Not Deleting Allegedly Inaccurate Content
A Moscow court fined Apple RUB 400,000 (nearly Rs. 3.5 lakh) on Thursday for not deleting "inaccurate" content about what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. The TASS news agency said it was the first time Apple had been fined for that offence.
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WhatsApp Faces Penalty in Russia on Accusations of Failing to Delete Banned Content: Report
Messenger service WhatsApp faces a maximum fine of RUB 4 million (nearly Rs. 41 lakh) after Russia accused it of failing to delete banned content, state-owned news agency RIA reported on Friday, citing a Moscow court. Although WhatsApp's parent company Meta Platforms was last year banned in Russia as an "extremist" organisation, the messenger app ...
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Wikipedia Owner Fined for Failing to Delete Alleged Extremist Content
The Wikimedia Foundation, owner of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, was fined by a Russian court on Thursday for failing to delete content considered extremist as Moscow pursues a drive to crack down on independent sources of information. Wikipedia, which says it offers "the second draft of history", is one of the few surviving fact-checked sourc...
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Wikipedia Fined $27,000 By Russia Court Over Military "Misinformation"
The Wikimedia Foundation was fined 2 million roubles ($27,000) by a Russian court on Tuesday after the authorities accused it of failing to delete "misinformation" about the Russian military from Wikipedia, the courts service said.
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Russia Fines Wikipedia RUB 2 Million Over Ukraine War Articles
A Russian court on Tuesday fined Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation 2 million rubles ($32,600) over articles relating to the Ukraine war.
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Russian Court Fines Twitch RUB 2 Million for Streaming Fake Video About War Crimes: Report
Russia has reportedly fined streaming service Twitch RUB 2 million (roughly Rs. 26,21,100) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The court accused Twitch of failing to remove a 31-second clip of a girl from the town of Bucha, according to reports.
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Russia Punishes Wikimedia for Violating Law by Sharing Prohibited Content Over Ukraine War
Russia punished Wikimedia, which hosts Wikipedia, for publishing prohibited content over Ukraine. The country introduced sweeping new laws on sharing information about the conflict in Ukraine. A few days back, Google was also fined by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine.
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Russia Threatens to Fine Wikipedia if It Doesn't Delete 'False Information'
Russian communications regulator Roskomnadzor said it wanted Wikipedia to remove "material with inaccurate information of public interest" about the situation in Ukraine.
