Russian Court Penalizes YouTube, Twitter Again - Read Why

April 28, 2022 6:16 AM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

A Russian court has penalized U.S. internet giant Alphabet Inc's GOOG GOOGL Google 3 million roubles ($41,000) for refusing to remove banned content from YouTube, Reuters reports.
The Russian court has also punished social media network Twitter, Inc TWTR with 3 million roubles ($41,000) for not removing banned content from its site.
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Twitter failed to delete content banned in Russia, including posts with instructions on making Molotov cocktails.
Previously the country had fined the companies for similar reasons.
Price Action: TWTR shares traded higher by 0.12% at $48.70 in the premarket on the last check Thursday.
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