Overview

• TikTok Pte. Ltd. was fined 7 million rubles by Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Oct. 1 for refusing to provide data requested by Roskomnadzor under Article 13.50, part 3 of the Code of Administrative Offences.
• Microsoft Corporation was fined 3.5 million rubles on Sept. 30 for refusing to remove content deemed prohibited, with the ruling citing Article 13.41, part 2.
• Apple Distribution International was fined a total of 7 million rubles the same day on two separate protocols for failing to remove prohibited content under Article 13.41, part 2.
• The court decisions were conveyed to RIA Novosti by court representatives, and the reports do not mention any appeals or subsequent legal steps by the companies.
• These actions form part of ongoing regulatory pressure on foreign platforms to comply with Russia’s content-removal and data-provision requirements.