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Moscow court fines Apple $42,296 for failing to remove prohibited content

According to the TASS correspondent, company representatives attended the hearing but declined to comment

MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has fined Apple 3.5 million rubles ($42,296) for hosting information prohibited for distribution in the Russian Federation, a TASS correspondent reports from the courtroom.

"Apple Distribution International Ltd. is found guilty under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (failure by a website or information resource owner to remove information or a webpage) and is sentenced to a fine of 3.5 million rubles ($42,296)," the judge announced.

According to the TASS correspondent, company representatives attended the hearing but declined to comment.

The hearing was held behind closed doors at the request of Apple’s representatives, who cited the need to protect confidential information regarding the operation of the service and user data.

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