The report said that the authorities had sent several reminders to both Google and Meta for deleting such content and slammed them with small fines, but both companies failed to follow the norms.
The Russian authorities have criticized social media companies for streaming content related to drug abuse, weapons and explosives, and extremist views. The Russian court fined both companies to punish the tech giants and build further pressure for compliance.Īfter China, Russia also has started pressuring tech giants for showing harmful and distasteful content. Moscow Court FineĪs per the report, last Friday, the Tagansky District Court in Moscow fined Google $98.4 million (7.2 billion roubles) and Meta $27.2 million (2 billion roubles) for failing to delete banned content, despite repeated reminders.įacebook and Instagram have been ordered to delete some 2,000 items, while Google has been directed to remove 2,600 items. Shares of GOOGL closed at $2,938.33, while FB closed at $335.24 on December 23. ( FB), the parent companies of search engine Google and social networking site Facebook, respectively, for their non-cooperation in removing banned content by local law, according to MarketWatch. Russian Court Fines Google, Meta Over Banned Content – ReportĪ Russian court has fined Alphabet Class A ( GOOGL) and Meta, Inc.
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