Russia Prepares False Information Cases Against YouTube

Russia's communications regulator said it had drawn up two administrative cases against Alphabet Inc.'s Google for failing to remove banned information from its YouTube video-sharing platform, accusing it of blatantly promoting false content. Roskomnadzor said Google could be fined up to 8 million roubles ($91,533), or as much as 20% of the company's annual revenue in Russia for repeat offences.

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