Russian court fines Twitter 7 million roubles for failing to delete content


FILE PHOTO The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City U.S. September 28 2016. REUTERSBrendan McDermid

FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday said it had handed social network operator Twitter two fines totalling 7 million roubles ($95,310) for failing to delete banned content.

Russia has taken steps in recent months to regulate and curb the power of social media and technology giants.

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