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title: "Google and Apple Fined in Russia for Failure to Remove Prohibited Content"
description: "The Tagansky Court of Moscow fined Google 3.8 million rubles and Apple 3.5 million rubles for failing to remove prohibited content. On the same day, the court reviewed protocols against Telegram, Wikimedia, and Character."
date: 2026-11-10T13:24:15.884Z
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url: https://xab.info/en/posts/google-and-apple-fined-in-russia
tags: [google, apple, russia, fines, content-moderation]
author: "Alexander Buran"
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---

# Google and Apple Fined in Russia for Failure to Remove Prohibited Content

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## Key Points

- The Tagansky Court of Moscow found Google guilty under Part 2 of Art. 13.41 of the Administrative Code of the RF and imposed a 3.8 million ruble fine.
- Apple was held liable under the same article with a 3.5 million ruble fine.
- The hearing was held behind closed doors at the request of company representatives; they declined to comment.
- The Russian subsidiary of Google paid 16.8 billion rubles in fines, according to the bankruptcy trustee of Google LLC.
- On the same day, the court reviewed protocols against Telegram, Wikimedia, and Character for failing to remove prohibited content.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow has issued administrative liability rulings against two major American technology companies, Google and Apple. Both organizations were found guilty of failing to remove information whose access is restricted by Russian legislation, and fines were imposed upon them. RIA Novosti and TASS correspondents reported this from the courtroom.

### Court Decision on Google and Apple

The judge found Google LLC guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation—failure by the owner of an information resource to remove information or an internet page. The punishment was set as a fine of 3.8 million rubles. Apple was held liable on similar grounds: the company was also found guilty under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, and a fine of 3.5 million rubles was imposed.

### Closed Hearing and Companies' Position

According to a TASS correspondent, representatives of both companies were present at the session. At their request, the hearing was held behind closed doors, with participants citing the need to prevent the disclosure of information regarding the service's operation and user data. Meanwhile, company representatives declined to comment on the outcomes of the rulings.

### Accumulated Penalties of the Russian Subsidiary

Holding Google and Apple administratively liable for non-compliance with Russian legislation is not an isolated incident. According to Valery Talyarovsky, the bankruptcy trustee of Google LLC, the Russian subsidiary has already paid 16.8 billion rubles in fines in the interests of American Google. This indicates the systemic nature of the penalties the company has incurred over a prolonged period.

### Other Companies in the Court's Sight

On the same day, the court reviewed protocols concerning violations of Russian legislation by Telegram, Wikimedia, and American artificial intelligence developer Character. All three organizations were accused of failing to remove content prohibited in the Russian Federation under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code. For this offense, the legislation provides for a fine ranging from 800,000 to 4 million rubles.

### Context: Practice of Repeated Fines

Recent months' judicial practice demonstrates a steady trend toward repeatedly holding technology platforms accountable for the same type of offense. According to public reports, Google has been repeatedly fined for failing to remove prohibited information, including penalties under two protocols totaling 7.6 million rubles. Similar measures were applied to Telegram, emphasizing the consistency of law enforcement in the area of content access restriction.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Apple и Google оштрафовали в России за неудаление запрещённого контента](https://3dnews.ru/1151098) - Primary source: Google fines of 3.8 million and Apple 3.5 million rubles under Part 2 of Art. 13.41 of the Administrative Code, closed hearing, 16.8 billion rubles paid by the Russian subsidiary, protocols against Telegram, Wikimedia, Character.
- [Apple и Google оштрафовали в России за неудаление запрещённого контента](https://3dnews.ru/1151098/apple-i-google-oshtrafovali-v-rossii-za-neudalenie-zapreshchyonnogo-kontenta) - Первоисточник: штрафы Google 3,8 млн и Apple 3,5 млн руб. по ч. 2 ст. 13.41 КоАП РФ, закрытое заседание, 16,8 млрд руб. выплат российского подразделения, протоколы против Telegram, Wikimedia, Character.
- [Google оштрафовали в РФ на 7,6 млн рублей за неудаление запрещённого контента](https://life.ru/p/google-oshtrafovali-v-rf-na-7-6-mln-rubley-za-neudalenie-zapreschennogo-kontenta) - Context of repeated penalties: two protocols totaling 7.6 million rubles (including August 12), refers to other dates, does not contradict the 3.8 million sum in the current session.
- [Google, Telegram и Apple вновь оштрафовали на миллионы](https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/09/02/76620339/) - Context of systematic fines: Telegram 11.4 million rubles (Sept 2, 2026), Google 7.6 million rubles; confirms the practice of repeated penalties.

## FAQ

### What fines were imposed on Google and Apple?

Google was fined 3.8 million rubles, and Apple 3.5 million rubles. Both companies were found guilty under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Administrative Code of the RF for failing to remove prohibited content.

### Why was the hearing held behind closed doors?

At the request of company representatives who cited the need not to disclose information about the service's operation and user data; they declined to comment.

### Who else was considered by the court on the same day?

The court reviewed protocols against Telegram, Wikimedia, and American AI developer Character for failing to remove prohibited content; fines range from 800,000 to 4 million rubles are provided.