Russia Fines Twitter $117,000 For Not Deleting Protest Posts
- Moscow court imposes three fines totaling 8.9 million rubles
- Russian internet watchdog has threatened to block Twitter
The login page of Twitter is displayed on a computer's screen in Moscow.
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Russia issued three fines to Twitter Inc. totaling 8.9 million rubles (about $117,000) for what authorities said was a refusal to remove content that encouraged minors to join unauthorized protests, stepping up pressure on the U.S. social media company.
Twitter has 60 days to pay, the Interfax news service reported from a Moscow court that levied the penalties on Friday.