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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A Moscow court fined Twitch, an American video live-streaming service popular for video games, 61 million rubles (approximately $760,000) for failing to open a local representative office in Russia.<\/p>\n

The case against Twitch was heard in the capital, Moscow.<\/p>\n

The court ruled that Twitch violated the law by failing to establish a local representative office in Russia.<\/p>\n

Twitch had previously received a fine in the country for violating various laws.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Russia also fined Google and Wikipedia 13 million rubles.<\/p>\n

The court ruled that access to various prohibited content on these platforms was not restricted and that laws were not being followed.<\/p>\n

In addition, US social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and X have been shut down for allegedly failing to comply with the law.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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