MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has fined Telegram 3.8 million rubles ($45,921) for failing to remove information prohibited in Russia, a TASS correspondent reports.
"Telegram has been 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 sentenced to a fine of 3.8 million rubles ($45,921)," the judge announced.
The case involves fake news regarding the Russian military and the publication of service members' personal data.
As previously reported, Telegram's total outstanding debt for failing to pay Russian fines within the required deadlines has exceeded 38 million rubles ($459,215).