Technical News Office – The tension between Russia and America is well known. Relations between the two superpowers are at their most delicate point after the war between Ukraine and Russia. The Russian court has now fined the American company Google. The amount of the fine is equal to 20 deciles of dollars. This is so much that it will be necessary to add 34 zeros after 2. According to some reports, the fine imposed is greater than that of the world economy, which means that there is not much money on earth. This fine was imposed on YouTube, the parent company of Google, Alphabet. The reason is the blocking of Russian government media channels, which were blocked after the Russian attack on Ukraine.
According to the NDTV report, this fine was imposed when a Russian court delivered its verdict. He said Google had violated national broadcasting rules by banning Russian media channels on YouTube. It was also said that if the broadcasting of Russian channels was not restored within 9 months, a double fine would be imposed every day. The year is 2022. YouTube had imposed a blanket ban on several Russian channels, including RT and Sputnik. YouTube said these channels denied the violent incidents and called them unimportant. Channels were blocked with these arguments.
This action caused a strong reaction in Russia and the case was taken to court. However, Google is already facing fines from Russia. Russia has been fined $1,000 a day since 2020 for banning Tsargrad and RIA Fan, two of Russia’s biggest media outlets. According to some reports, 17 Russian channels fought together in this case. They demand the restoration of the broadcasting of their channels.
Google limited its work in Russia
Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. Google has since limited its operations in Russia. However, services like YouTube and Google Search are still available there.
Will Google really have to pay this fine?
The question is whether Google will have to pay the fine imposed on it. Russia called the fine a symbolic measure. Its aim is to force Google to reconsider its position towards Russian broadcasters. Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media that the hefty fine was intended to draw attention to how seriously Russia takes the issue of YouTube banning Russian media.
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