According to a Reuters report, Google really has no breaks in Russia. The American giant was handed a new fine of around 33 million euros, or 2 billion rubles.claiming to have Abused his position on video hosting on the YouTube platform.
Indeed, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) states that Alphabet’s ” YouTube abused its dominant position in the market for video hosting services “, according to a local media outlet. Google said it would review the official court order to see if it wanted to appeal, but the company would have to pay the fine within two months.
Russia continues to fine Google
Russia has imposed numerous fines on Google’s Russian subsidiary in recent months. According to prosecutors, last week a court ordered the applicant to pay 21.1 billion rubles (368 million euros) for his repeated refusals. Remove content deemed illegal by RussiaLike “fake news” about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia demanded their withdrawal last March.
Another $170,000 fine was imposed on the company in April. allegedly spread false information about the losses of Russian troops in Ukraine. It is not really known at the moment whether Google will pay all these penalties. As a reminder, Google had to file for bankruptcy in Russia a few months ago after Russian authorities seized its bank account, making it nearly impossible for the company to continue its operations in the country.
Many large American tech companies, Blocked by the Russian government in the country or decided to restrict its services In response to the invasion of Ukraine. That’s why we think Google won’t pay fines before its army of lawyers find fault with Russian judicial decisions.
Source : Reuters
