Russia Fines Google for not Removing Banned Content

Russia Fines Google for not Removing Banned Content

A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc‘s Google a total of 14 million roubles (US$190,398) on Tuesday for violating Russian rules on prohibited content, the latest in a long-running stand-off between Big Tech corporations and Russia.

Russia has fined social media firms on a regular basis for failing to delete prohibited content, and it is attempting to force foreign technology businesses to open offices in the country.

In the last year, Russia has hit Google with a slew of small fines for issues like failing to delete content that Moscow considers unlawful and also failing to localize user data.

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