In Moscow, the justice of the peace of the Tagansky district court fined WhatsApp, a popular Russian messenger, 3 million rubles. For refusing to remove references and information about Lyrica from the app, reports DEA News.
“WhatsApp LLC was found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 2 of Art. 13.41 Administrative Code of Russia. Judge Timur Vakhrameev, assign him a fine in the form of an administrative fine in the amount of 3 million rubles.
It was noted that the protocol within the scope of the article on the non-deletion of prohibited information was first prepared by Mark Zuckerberg on the messenger of the American company Meta (known as an extremist and banned in Russia).
Pregabalin-based Lyrica has become popular among opioid addicts. In 2015, pregabalin and tropicamide began to be prescribed only by law in Russia.
In the past, WhatsApp was fined only for refusing to localize the personal data of Russian messenger users. Moscow court in July 2022 whatsapp fined for 18 million rubles. For repeatedly refusing to localize the data of Russian users on the territory of the country.