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Russia: Moscow court fines Google (YouTube) for failing to remove illegal content

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Moscow court fines Google (YouTube) for failing to remove illegal content

On 24 December 2021, the Magistrate's Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow imposed a fine on Google of RUB 7.22 billion for failing to remove unlawful online content from YouTube. The court found the company in violation of Part 5 of Article 13.…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2021-10-27
under deliberation

On 27 October 2021, the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Tech…

2021-12-24
in force

On 24 December 2021, the Magistrate's Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow imposed a fine on Go…