Russia: Lawsuit regarding termination of Tsargrad Media account on Google (NAO Tsargrad Media v. Google)
Progress
Current status
in force
20 Apr 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Russia
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
search service provider
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Moscow Arbitration Court issues ruling in NAO Tsargrad Media v. Google ordering restoration of Tsargrad Media's Google account and issuing fine
On 20 April 2021, the Arbitration Court of Moscow ruled in favor of NAO "Tsargrad Media" against Google Ireland Limited, Google LLC, and LLC "Google," declaring the unilateral termination of the plaintiff's contract-account on December 30, 2019, inv…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court