Russia May Fine Google up to $240 Million Over Content Deemed Illegal

Russia May Fine Google up to $240 Million Over Content Deemed Illegal
The logo of Russia's state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen showing Google start page, in this picture illustration taken on May 27, 2021. Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo/Reuters
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Russia said on Tuesday it is seeking to fine Google more than $200 million after the U.S. tech giant repeatedly failed to remove content deemed illegal by Moscow.

Communications regulator Roskomnadzor said Google had failed to pay 32.5 million roubles ($458,100) in penalties levied so far this year and that it would now seek a fine of 5 to 20 percent of Google’s Russian turnover, which could reach as much as $240 million.

Lorenz Duchamps
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