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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,920 posts)
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 01:39 PM Jul 2021

Russia escalates tech battle, levies more fines on Twitter, Facebook, Telegram

Russia has continued its tech battle with Twitter, Facebook and Telegram by imposing more fines on the companies on Thursday.

All the companies received fines from Moscow's Tagansky District Court for failing to remove illegal content, Reuters reported.

Facebook received a fine of $81,320 for two offenses involving failure to delete information the government has banned.

Twitter was fined $74,409.80 for two offenses of failing to delete content. Telegram faced three of the same offenses and was fined $108,251.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/russia-escalates-tech-battle-levies-more-fines-on-twitter-facebook-telegram/ar-AAMrxKH

Putin's pal TFG should be happy.

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Russia escalates tech battle, levies more fines on Twitter, Facebook, Telegram (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
So what if they don't pay? Putin shuts down twitter and facebook to the dismay of their mitch96 Jul 2021 #1

mitch96

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1. So what if they don't pay? Putin shuts down twitter and facebook to the dismay of their
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 01:42 PM
Jul 2021

already pissed off people?
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