Amazon fined in Russia
Amazon was fined 4 million roubles in Russia for not removing illegal content on its platform, particularly related to drug use and suicide. The court’s decision marks the first fine for Amazon, while other tech companies like Meta, Google, and Apple have faced similar pressures in the country, including fines for not localizing data.
A Moscow court fined US giant Amazon.com Inc a total of 4 million roubles (US$16,150) for failing to remove illegal content, Interfax reported. According to the court’s ruling, Amazon had failed to delete banned content related to drug use and suicide.
It is the first such fine imposed on Amazon, while other US-based giants have come under pressure in Russia in recent months, with Meta being labelled as an ‘extremist’. On the other hand, Google and Apple received fines for refusing to localise the Russian users’ database in Russian territory.
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