Moscow has accused Google and Facebook's parent company Meta of failing to remove illegal content from their platforms. It's the latest blow against tech giants in the Eastern European country.
A Russian court on Friday slapped the parent companies of Google and Facebook with record-high fines for failing to take down content that the Kremlin deemed illegal.
A Moscow court on Friday slapped Google with a nearly $100 million fine and also fined Facebook’s parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law, as Russia seeks to step up pressure on technology giants.
Moscow has accused Google of failing to remove illegal content on the platform. It's the latest blow against tech giants in the Eastern European country.
A Russian court levied a 7.2 billion rouble ($98 million) fine against Alphabet on Friday for what it claims are repeated failures by the company to delete illegal content from its services..
The penalty, the largest yet by Russia, represents an escalation in Russia’s push to pressure foreign tech firms to comply with its increasingly strict rules for the internet.
A Moscow court fined Google nearly $100 million Friday over its failure to delete content banned by local law, a penalty that reflects Russian efforts to step up pressure on big technology companies.
A Moscow court slapped Google with an unprecedented hefty fine of nearly $100 million on Friday as Russia ramps up its pressure on foreign tech giants.
A Moscow court fined Google nearly $100 million Friday over the company's alleged failure to remove content banned by the government, the largest penalty of its kind yet issued as Russia continues to apply pressure on big technology firm
