Russian court fines Wikipedia owner for failing to remove article on Ukraine war

A Moscow court on Thursday imposed a new fine against Wikipedia over a Russian-language article about the ongoing Ukraine conflict. The 1.5 million ruble fine is the latest in a string of punitive measures taken against the online encyclopedia. The non-profit previously refused to remove the page titled ‘Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhya region’.

Earlier this week Russian officials said they were “not yet” planning to block the service.

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