Google, Telegram and Microsoft faced fines in a ruling by Moscow’s Tagansky District Court concerning prohibited content.
The court ruled that the platforms had failed to meet their legal obligations by not removing prohibited content. Under the ruling, Google and Telegram were each fined 3.8 million rubles, while Microsoft was fined 3.5 million rubles.
The total turnover-based fines imposed on Google since late 2021 have exceeded 29 billion rubles. The company’s enforcement debt in Russia also exceeds 20 billion rubles.
Restrictions have been imposed on Telegram’s operations in Russia, while the total fines issued against the platform by Moscow courts in the first six months of this year have exceeded 100 million rubles.
Apple, TikTok and other foreign internet platforms have also previously been fined in Russia for failing to remove prohibited content and fulfill their legal obligations in the country.