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Russian court says Google, Wikipedia face fines over ‘fake’ content -Breaking

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(Reuters) – A Russian court threatened the U.S. Internet giant Google and Wikipedia’s owner Wikimedia Foundation to fine them for not deleting “fake information” about Ukraine, Interfax reported Friday.

Russia’s communication watchdog announced Thursday that Google will be fined for failing to remove from YouTube video sharing website YouTube material that Moscow regards as illegal.

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