Russia Fines Twitch for Failing to Open Local Representative Office

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A Moscow court has announced Wednesday that it has imposed fines on the streaming platform Twitch and the social network Pinterest, both based in the United States, claiming that it has violated Russian legislation.The Moscow justice press service has reported through its Telegram channel that Twitch has received an administrative sanction of more than 61.7 million rubles (about $769,043) for having carried out activities without registering wit…