{"id":1020662,"date":"2022-03-13T14:59:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/13\/facebook-pays-fines-to-russia-over-banned-content\/"},"modified":"2022-03-13T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T14:59:26","slug":"facebook-pays-fines-to-russia-over-banned-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/13\/facebook-pays-fines-to-russia-over-banned-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook pays fines to Russia over banned content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"482\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_2021-10-20_095638-696x482.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Facebook\u00a0has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, but with the threat of a potentially larger fine looming.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook parent Meta, along with Alphabet\u2019s Google, faces a court case next week for suspected repeated violations of Russian legislation on content and could be fined a percentage of its annual revenue in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Russia in October sent state bailiffs to enforce the collection of 17 million roubles in fines imposed on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interfax said there were no more enforcement proceedings against the company as of Sunday, citing the federal bailiff service\u2019s database.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moscow has increased pressure on large tech firms this year in a campaign that critics characterise as an attempt by the Russian authorities to exert tighter control over the internet, something they say threatens to stifle individual and corporate freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Interfax said messaging app Telegram has also paid 15 million roubles in fines.<\/p>\n<p>Telegram did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"G0aN4aE-hCE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ahosepe Xtra on Adom TV (12-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G0aN4aE-hCE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook\u00a0has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday, but with the threat of a potentially larger fine looming. 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