A court in Moscow has fined Apple for failing to remove information related to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Interfax reported. The Magistrates Court in the Taganka district ordered Apple on August 3 to pay 400,000 rubles ($4,300.) The Russian media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, ordered Apple earlier to remove from Apple Podcasts materials related to Russia's aggression against Ukraine that is officially called in Russia a "special military operation." Moscow has been making moves to limit access even more to independent media, including social media, since it started its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Moscow Fines Apple For Failing To Remove Information About Invasion Of Ukraine
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