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Facebook, Twitter & Telegram face nearly $1 million in fines for repeated failure to delete content

“[Moscow’s Tagansky district] court received two protocols in relation to Telegram, drawn up under the Administrative Code of the Russian…

3 years ago

Russia fines US tech giants Facebook, Twitter & WhatsApp nearly half million dollars over refusal to stop sending user data abroad

On Thursday, media watchdog Roskomnadzor issued a statement confirming that Moscow’s Tagansky Court had slapped steep fines on three American…

3 years ago

‘Illegal engagement party’ in Australia results in $300,000+ in FINES for breaching strict Covid lockdown

Some 56 attendees at the party, held in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield North earlier this month, were fined more…

3 years ago

Florida passes law to impose hefty fines on tech giants that deplatform politicians

Under SB 7072, tech giants like Facebook and Twitter will be prohibited from “permanently” blacklisting a candidate running for political…

3 years ago

Google faces ‘millions’ in fines after Australian court rules in ‘world-first’ case that it misled users about data collection

The federal court sided with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which sued Google in October 2019, alleging that…

3 years ago

Moscow issues hefty fines to US state-run media RFERL for failure to declare ‘foreign agent’ status on material aimed at Russians

Roskomnadzor, the country’s press regulator, announced on Wednesday that a court had ruled in its favor over charges brought against…

3 years ago

Japan considers heavy fines & JAIL for violators of coronavirus restrictions

The new penalties proposed by PM Yoshihide Suga’s administration were discussed at a meeting with the Health, Labor and Welfare…

3 years ago

NY gov Cuomo threatens hospitals with FINES if they don’t vaccinate at maximum capacity

The governor warned hospitals that fail to deploy their vaccine stocks within a week of receiving them that they will…

3 years ago

South Korea fines ‘uncooperative’ Facebook for sharing personal data with partners ‘without consent,’ orders criminal probe

The 6.7 billion won (US$6 million) fine was slapped on the social network mammoth by the Personal Information Protection Commission…

3 years ago

Clashes, arrests & fines as Israelis hold multiple ‘socially-distanced’ rallies in defiance of lockdown measures (VIDEOS)

At least 38 activists were detained in Tel Aviv alone for “violating public order” and allegedly “attacking police officers,” according to…

4 years ago