27-12-2021, 01:44 PM
PUBLISHED DEC 25, 2021, 1:23 AM SGT
MOSCOW (AFP) - A Moscow court on Friday (Dec 24) slapped Google with an unprecedented fine of nearly US$100 million (S$135.77 million), while Meta (formerly Facebook) received a fine of US$27 million.
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The regulator said that Google and Meta had "ignored multiple demands" to remove materials that incite religious hatred and promote views of "extremist and terrorist organisations", among other violations.
Over the past few years, the Russian government has used the pretext of protecting minors and fighting extremism to crack down on dissent and control the Russian segment of the web.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europ...ed-content
MOSCOW (AFP) - A Moscow court on Friday (Dec 24) slapped Google with an unprecedented fine of nearly US$100 million (S$135.77 million), while Meta (formerly Facebook) received a fine of US$27 million.
......
The regulator said that Google and Meta had "ignored multiple demands" to remove materials that incite religious hatred and promote views of "extremist and terrorist organisations", among other violations.
Over the past few years, the Russian government has used the pretext of protecting minors and fighting extremism to crack down on dissent and control the Russian segment of the web.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europ...ed-content