Russia fines Google 4m roubles for failing to delete content

The Google logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, on 7 February 2018.
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A Russian court on Tuesday fined US technology giant Google 4 million roubles ($54,540) over a failure to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the TASS news agency reported.

Russia's communications watchdog on Monday warned Google that Moscow could eventually slow down the company's traffic in the country if it failed to delete prohibited content.

Google Russia did not immediately respond to a request for comment