Facebook parent Meta, along with Alphabet's
Google, faces a court case this week for suspected repeated violations of
Russian legislation on content and could be fined a percentage of its annual
revenue in Russia.
Facebook did not immediately respond to a
request for comment on Sunday.
Russia in October sent state bailiffs to
enforce the collection of RUB 17 million in fines imposed on Facebook. Interfax
said there were no more enforcement proceedings against the company as of
Sunday, citing the federal bailiff service's database.
Moscow has increased pressure on large tech
firms this year in a campaign that critics characterise as an attempt by the
Russian authorities to exert tighter control over the Internet, something they
say threatens to stifle individual and corporate freedom.
Interfax said messaging app Telegram has
also paid RUB 15 million in fines.
Telegram did not immediately respond to a
request for comment. © Reuters