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Russia huge fines imposed on Google were largely symbolic and designed to spur the US tech company into lifting restrictions on Russian YouTube channels.

Spoilers are a serious business in Japan, where one fan who uploaded the ending of a visual novel got a five-year suspended sentence.

Germany’s federal office of justice started fine Twitter, accusing the social media company of mishandling user complaints over “illegal” content.

U.S. tech giant Apple has paid $12.12 million fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market in Russia.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta’s WhatsApp for violating data protection laws.

The Irish Data Protection Commission fine Meta Ireland a total of $413 million for breaches of the EU’s GDPR related to handling of personal information.

The New York Attorney General’s Office fined Zoetop Business Company $1.9 million. Zoetop’s operation includes fast-fashion brands Shein and Romwe.

Instagram has received the second-highest fine under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation with a €405 million bill.

Italy antitrust authority fined tech giants Amazon and Apple a total of more than €200 million (US$308 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation.

Facebook could be facing a fine of up to €36m for breaching its transparency obligations under GDPR, according to a draft decision.