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Moscow: Russia has imposed such a huge fine on Google that it cannot even be counted. Russian court has imposed a fine of 20 trillion dollars on Google. The fine was imposed on YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, for blocking Russian media channels. 20 decillion is 2 followed by 34 zeros.
Russia alleges that YouTube blocked its media channels during the ongoing war against Ukraine, which violates national broadcasting rules. Now the question is whether Google will be able to pay such a huge amount?
The fine imposed by the Russian court is estimated to be several times the size of the world economy. The court has said in its decision that if these channels are not approved within a period of nine months, the amount of fine will double every day.
It is noteworthy that after the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, America has banned many Russian companies. On the other hand, Russia is also imposing restrictions on American companies. It is believed that Google has also been fined in the same manner.
In March 2022, YouTube announced a global ban on several Russian government-run channels, including RT and Sputnik. The platform justified its decision by pointing to its policy of denying, downplaying or banning content that stigmatizes violent incidents.
YouTube has implemented policies against channels supporting Russia's statements surrounding the Ukraine conflict, resulting in the removal of over 1,000 channels and 15,000 videos globally.
Russian media accounts were first banned in Europe. Russia sees the move as censorship and repression of its state-run media.
It is noteworthy that since 2020, Google is continuously facing fines. Earlier, the Russian court had imposed a daily fine of one lakh rubles ($1028) on Google.
According to reports, 17 Russian broadcasters have joined the legal battle. He has filed a case against Google and demanded to launch his channel on the platform. Google has scaled back its operations inside Russia since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
