Russia: Announced lawsuit against Apple Distribution International over alleged failure to delete online content classified as illegal

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Announced lawsuit against Apple Distribution International over alleged failure to delete online content classified as illegal

On 6 August 2024, a public lawsuit was filed against Apple Distribution International Ltd. (Case No. 05-3397/2024) in the Tagansky District Court of Moscow. The company allegedly violated Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offences pertaining to the failure of a website owner or an owner of an information resource within the information and telecommunications network "Internet" to remove information or an Internet page when obligated to do so under the legislation.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-08-06
under deliberation

On 6 August 2024, a public lawsuit was filed against Apple Distribution International Ltd. (Case No…

2024-11-05
in force

On 5 November 2024, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow issued a ruling against Apple (Case No. 0…

2024-12-26
under appeal

On 26 December 2024, Apple Distribution International filed an appeal against a ruling by the Tagan…