A Russian court on Thursday fined Apple and the host of Wikipedia for failing to remove content deemed to be false information about Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. A peace judge in the magistrate’s court, which handles administrative violations and low-level criminal cases, fined the Wikimedia Foundation 3 million rubles (USD 33,000) for maintaining content on Russian-language Wikipedia pages that accused Russia’s military.
Violation of law against defamation and the Interfax news agency reported that spreading misinformation about the Ukraine conflict
The same judge found Apple guilty of failing to remove podcasts and apps containing such information and fined the company 400,000 rubles (UAD 4,400). Since sending troops into Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has taken a number of measures to punish any criticism or questioning of the military operation. Some critics have been severely punished.
Opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced this year to 25 years in prison for treason because of speeches he made against Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
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