The court fined Telegram for refusing to remove prohibited information. The fine amounted to 4 million rubles, the maximum provided for in the corresponding article of the Administrative Code. The provider Akamai also received a fine of 800 thousand rubles.
A Moscow court fined the Telegram messenger for refusing to remove prohibited information. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction.
Roskomnadzor demanded that Telegram delete, in particular, information about the Russian military and about possible methods of cashing “Pushkin cards,” Interfax clarified. The courier did not delete this information and received a fine.
In addition, a Moscow court fined the supplier Akamai Technologies 800 thousand rubles for refusing to apply restrictive measures to information prohibited in the Russian Federation.
In August, Telegram was fined 50 thousand rubles for refusing to localize data in the Russian Federation.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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