Moscow: In Russia, Google, Telegram, and Microsoft were fined a total of 11.1 million rubles (around $130,000) for failing to remove prohibited content. The Taganskiy District Court in Moscow ruled on the lawsuits filed against these companies.

According to Anadolu Agency, the court concluded that the companies did not comply with the law by failing to remove prohibited content from their platforms. Consequently, the court ordered Telegram and Google to each pay fines of 3.8 million rubles, while Microsoft was fined 3.5 million rubles.

In Russia, previous fines had been imposed on Google, Telegram, and Microsoft, along with other foreign internet platforms such as Apple and TikTok. These fines were based on reasons such as failure to remove prohibited content and non-compliance with legal obligations in the country.

Since the end of 2021, the total fines imposed on Google, calculated based on its revenue, have exceeded 29 billion rubles. The company's outstanding debt in Russia is reported to be over 20 billion rubles. Restrictions have also been imposed on Telegram's operations in Russia, with fines exceeding 100 million rubles by Moscow courts in the first six months of this year alone.