Russian Court Hits Google with Record-Breaking $20 Decillion Fine
Russian Court Hits Google with Record-Breaking $20 Decillion Fine Over YouTube Bans—A Symbolic Move with Global Ripples
A Russian court has ordered Google to pay a staggering fine—so immense that even the Kremlin acknowledged to NBC News on Thursday that it is largely symbolic and not a sum expected to impact Russia's financial resources soon.
The penalty, approximately 20 decillion dollars (or 20 followed by 33 zeros) or two undecillion rubles, reflects claims by 17 Russian television channels and other media outlets, which had their content blocked on YouTube, the video-sharing platform owned by Google. These blocked channels are associated with supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s administration and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as reported by Russian outlet RBC.
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