Russia Indicts Google, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram For Alleged Non-Deletion Of Protest Content

Russian authorities charged five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to participate in illegal protests, Reuters reports based on a Moscow court ruling cited by the Interfax news agency.
Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR), Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google, and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) have three cases filed against them, with each violation punishable by a fine of up to $54,000 (₽4 million). Further lawsuits have been filed against TikTok and Telegram.
The cases were filed during countrywide protests over last month’s jailing of popular President Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny.
Navalny and his supporters alleged that his 30-month sentence over suspected parole violations regarding a misappropriation case was trumped up for political reasons.
The cases against Google, Facebook, and Twitter will be heard on April 2.
Price action: TWTR shares are up 2.77% at $65.24 in the pre-market session on the last check Tuesday. FB shares are up 2.55% at $261.83.