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Russia Fines Google Again And Threatens Mega Fine In Future

By  |  December 7, 2021

Russia fined Google 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology giant for failing to delete content the government deems illegal, reported Reuters. 

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    Moscow has increased pressure on foreign tech companies this year in a campaign that critics characterize as an attempt by the authorities to exert tighter control over the Internet, something they say threatens to stifle individual and corporate freedom.

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    Google and Meta Platforms both face court cases this month for repeated violations of Russian legislation on content and could be fined a percentage of their annual revenue in Russia. 

    Moscow’s Tagansky District Court on Tuesday said Google had been fined a total of 9 million roubles in three separate administrative cases for not deleting content.

    The court cited legislation which said this may include posts containing extremist activities, child pornography or the promotion of drug use.

    Google has paid more than 32 million roubles in fines this year and has significantly reduced the number of posts prohibited by Moscow, the company and Russia have said.

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