Benzinga | May 27, 2021 10:04AM EDT

Russia Penalizes Twitter RUB 7M For Retaining Illegal Content: Reuters

* A Russian court has penalized Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) 7 million roubles ($95,310) for retaining banned content, Reuters reports.

* More penalties are expected later in the day.

* Previously Russia reported Twitter's compliance at a delayed pace with the country's content ban order.

* Recently, Russia also penalized Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google 6 million roubles ($81,810) for retaining illegal content.

* Price action: TWTR shares traded lower by 0.54% at $57.54 on the last check Thursday.