{"id":47515,"date":"2023-08-15T19:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/russia-fines-reddit-for-first-time-over-banned-content-ria-says"},"modified":"2023-08-15T19:40:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:40:35","slug":"russia-fines-reddit-for-first-time-over-banned-content-ria-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/russia-fines-reddit-for-first-time-over-banned-content-ria-says","title":{"rendered":"Russia fines Reddit for first time over &#8216;banned content,&#8217; RIA says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Barbara Lewis<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting &#8220;banned content&#8221; that it said contained &#8220;fake&#8221; information about Russia&#8217;s military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court.<\/p>\n<p>Reddit joins a list of sites under scrutiny in Russia for failing to remove content that Moscow deems illegal, including Wikimedia, streaming service Twitch, and Google <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;reuters.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;com\/markets\/companies\/GOOGL.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;O\">(GOOGL.<\/a>O).<\/p>\n<p>RIA said the court had fined Reddit 2 million roubles ($20,365). Reddit did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. Also on Tuesday, the court fined the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, 2 million roubles, for failing to delete &#8220;fakes&#8221; about what Moscow calls its &#8220;special military operation&#8221; in Ukraine, Interfax reported.<\/p>\n<p>Since invading Ukraine last year, Russia has tightened controls over coverage of the conflict by media and bloggers, introducing tougher punishments for &#8220;discrediting&#8221; the actions of its armed forces or publishing false information about them.<\/p>\n<p>Wikimedia has previously said information that Russian authorities complained about was well-sourced and in line with Wikipedia standards. Wikipedia is one of the few surviving independent sources of information in Russia since a state crackdown on online content intensified after Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has said it was not planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;reuters.&lt;br&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;com\/world\/europe\/russia-not-planning-wikipedia-block-now-minister-says-2023-04-18\/\">block<\/a> Wikipedia, but has repeatedly fined the online encyclopaedia.<\/p>\n<p>Wikimedia has previously criticised the penalties as &#8220;part of an ongoing effort by the Russian government to limit the spread of reliable, well-sourced information in the country&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>($1 = 98.2075 roubles)<\/p>\n<p><b>reuters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Barbara Lewis Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting &#8220;banned content&#8221; that it said contained &#8220;fake&#8221; information about Russia&#8217;s military campaign in Ukraine, RIA reported on Tuesday, citing a Moscow court. 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