The Tagansky District Court in Moscow issued rulings against Telegram Messenger Inc., Google LLC and Pinterest Europe Limited for failing to remove publications containing information banned from distribution in Russia.
Telegram Messenger Inc. was fined a total of 11.4 million rubles over three publications. The company was fined 3.8 million rubles for each of three separate administrative offense reports reviewed under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
Google fined over two publications
Two administrative offense reports against Google LLC were also reviewed under the same article. The company was fined a total of 7.6 million rubles for failing to remove two publications containing information banned from distribution in Russia.

Additional proceedings against Pinterest Europe Limited
The court fined Pinterest Europe Limited 3.8 million rubles for failing to remove banned information. Including the fines previously imposed on the company, the total amount reached 10.8 million rubles.
The materials covered by the violations included information that Russian authorities considered false, as well as content related to the activities of the Russian Armed Forces in the region referred to as the “special military operation.”
An additional administrative offense report was issued against Pinterest Europe Limited under Part 4 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for failing to remove materials containing calls for extremist activity and pornographic images of children. Under this report, the company could be fined up to 8 million rubles.