The decision is a new multimillion-dollar fine, within the framework of the sanctions and regulations that Moscow requires from foreign technology companies. In fact, the news follows another Russian government fine, published last week.
days ago, the Moscow court fined Alphabet around $373 millionthe parent company of Google, “for violating the procedure to restrict access to information recognized as prohibited.”
In a statement, the Federal Service for Supervision of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor in Russian) noted that “in particular YouTube, owned by Google, did not restrict access to a series of materials with prohibited content within the prescribed period”.
The regulatory body detailed that it is “falsities about the course of a special military operation in Ukraine”, content that “promotes extremism and terrorism, an indifferent attitude towards the life and health of minors”, as well as “information with calls, including minors, to participate in unauthorized mass actions.”
Last December, a Russian court settled for the first time fining Google about $126 million for failing to remove prohibited information, and last February the company’s appeal was rejected.
The Russian government has long censored the content of digital platforms of foreign technology companies by prohibiting the dissemination of content on certain topics and administrative penalties.
Since last February, when the invasion of Ukraine began, it has been stricter. Even last March, it blocked access to Instagram in the country, in addition to Twitter and Facebook. YouTube, by contrast, is still accessible.
However, it has not gone well for the company either. Last May, the bank account of Google’s Russian unit was seized, leading the subsidiary to file for bankruptcy and making it impossible to pay staff and suppliers, according to a Reuters report.
Source: Ambito
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