Russia doubles the fine on Google for abusing video hosting market
On Tuesday, Russia‘s anti-monopoly watchdog announced that Alphabet’s Google has been fined 4 billion roubles ($47 million) by a Russian court. This is due to Google’s failure to pay a previous fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market.
In February 2022, Google received a fine of 2 billion roubles due to the non-transparent, biased, and unpredictable approach of its subsidiary, YouTube, in suspending and blocking users’ accounts and content. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) made this announcement, as reported by the TASS news agency.
Google appealed the decision earlier. However, as of Tuesday, Google has not made a comment on the recent fine.
The FAS informed that Google’s previous fine had been doubled because they did not pay it. “The company must additionally pay more than 4 billion roubles to the Russian Federation’s budget,” said the regulatory authority.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, Google ceased online advertising sales in Russia. However, the company still offers certain free services. Unfortunately, due to authorities seizing its bank account, Google’s Russian subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy.
Russian state-funded media has been blocked by YouTube worldwide. Although Russian state bodies and politicians are pressuring YouTube, the Russian government has not yet taken the same action as it did against Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, which were all blocked.
The Russian government is requiring foreign technology companies to store the personal data of Russian citizens on servers located in Russia. Failure to comply may result in fines or even bans.
In 2021, Google was fined around $100 million by a Moscow court for failing to remove content that is prohibited by Russian law. The Tagansky District Court found that Google had repeatedly ignored requests to delete the banned content and ordered the company to pay an administrative fine of approximately 7.2 billion rubles, which is equivalent to about $98.4 million.
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On Tuesday, Russia‘s anti-monopoly watchdog announced that Alphabet’s Google has been fined 4 billion roubles ($47 million) by a Russian court. This is due to Google’s failure to pay a previous fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market.
In February 2022, Google received a fine of 2 billion roubles due to the non-transparent, biased, and unpredictable approach of its subsidiary, YouTube, in suspending and blocking users’ accounts and content. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) made this announcement, as reported by the TASS news agency.
Google appealed the decision earlier. However, as of Tuesday, Google has not made a comment on the recent fine.
The FAS informed that Google’s previous fine had been doubled because they did not pay it. “The company must additionally pay more than 4 billion roubles to the Russian Federation’s budget,” said the regulatory authority.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, Google ceased online advertising sales in Russia. However, the company still offers certain free services. Unfortunately, due to authorities seizing its bank account, Google’s Russian subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy.
Russian state-funded media has been blocked by YouTube worldwide. Although Russian state bodies and politicians are pressuring YouTube, the Russian government has not yet taken the same action as it did against Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, which were all blocked.
The Russian government is requiring foreign technology companies to store the personal data of Russian citizens on servers located in Russia. Failure to comply may result in fines or even bans.
In 2021, Google was fined around $100 million by a Moscow court for failing to remove content that is prohibited by Russian law. The Tagansky District Court found that Google had repeatedly ignored requests to delete the banned content and ordered the company to pay an administrative fine of approximately 7.2 billion rubles, which is equivalent to about $98.4 million.
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