The magistrate of court district No. 374 of the Tagansky district of Moscow imposed a fine of 4 million rubles on the Telegram messenger. Due to non-compliance with the instructions of Roskomnadzor (RKN). Post this seen on the official Telegram channel of the capital’s courts of general jurisdiction.
“Get to know Telegram Messenger Inc. Guilty of committing an administrative offense under Article 19.7.10-4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (failure of the owner of a social network to comply with the order of the federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of media, mass media, information technology and communications (RKN)’) “It will request a fine of 4 million rubles to be imposed on the company,” the text of the decision reads.
In the summer of 2023, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law on fines in case of failure by owners of social networks and instant messengers to fulfill their obligations. For this violation, punishment is imposed in the form of payment of a fine in the amount of 4-6 million rubles.
Telegram is the precursor to the company of the same name founded by Russian programmer and entrepreneur Pavel Durov.
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