Court officials told Interfax that Tagansky District Court fined Telegram 14.6 million rubles and Google 3.8 million rubles on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Anadolu Agency put the combined amount at about $226,000.
Interfax reported that Telegram’s penalty followed three protocols citing Article 13.41 of Russia’s Administrative Code. The provision applies when information is not removed as Russian law requires.



