Friday, 24 March, 2023

Russia imposes fine on Google for failing to remove prohibited content

<p>A Moscow court announced that it had ordered Alphabet&#39;s Google to pay 4M roubles for failing to remove access to content that was banned in the country. Russia upped the ante late in 2021 in its efforts to increase pressure on big tech, handing out massive, revenue-based fines to Google and Meta Platforms for repeatedly failing to remove content that Moscow deems illegal. Google has declined to comment on the matter.</p>