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Russia Fines Streaming Site Twitch

 |  August 16, 2022

A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls “fake” information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.

Russia has repeatedly threatened to fine sites – including Google, Twitter and Wikipedia – it accuses of hosting “fake” content related to its military campaign in Ukraine.

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