MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters) - Russia fined Alphabet's

Google and TikTok on Wednesday for failing to comply

with an order from communications regulator Roskomnadzor over

banned content, the Moscow courts' press service said.

Moscow's Tagansky district court fined Google 5 million

roubles ($58,038) and TikTok 4 million roubles, the court said,

for failing to identify content that is very similar to content

they have previously been ordered to remove.

Google and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests

for comment.

Russia has for several years ordered foreign technology

platforms to remove content it deems illegal, issuing small, but

persistent fines when it sees failures to comply.

Moscow has been particularly critical of Google for taking

down YouTube channels of Russian media and public figures.

($1 = 86.1500 roubles)