Put 34 zeros after 2 Russia imposed such a fine on Google

The tension between Russia and America is well known. After the Ukraine-Russia war, relations between the two superpowers are at their most delicate point. Now the Russian court has imposed a fine on the American company Google. The amount of the fine is equal to 20 decilion dollars. This is so much that 34 zeros will have to be placed after 2. According to reports, the fine imposed is more than the entire world economy, that is, there is no such amount of money on earth. This fine has been imposed on YouTube of Google’s parent company Alphabet. The reason for this is the blocking of Russian government media channels, which were blocked after Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

of ndtv Report According to , the fine was imposed after a Russian court ruled. It said that Google has violated national broadcasting rules by banning Russian media channels on YouTube. It also said that if the broadcast of Russian channels is not restored within 9 months, the fine will double every day.

The matter is of the year 2022. YouTube had imposed a global ban on many Russian channels including RT and Sputnik. YouTube said that these channels denied violent incidents, calling them unimportant. The channels were blocked with these arguments. There was a very strong reaction to this action in Russia and the matter reached the court.

However, Google is already facing fines from Russia. Russia is being fined $1,000 per day since 2020 for banning two major Russian media outlets, Jargrad and RIA Fan. According to reports, 17 Russian broadcasters jointly fought the case. He is demanding resumption of telecast of his channels.

Google limited its work in Russia

In 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. Since then Google had limited its operations in Russia. However, services like YouTube and Google Search are still running there.

Will Google really have to pay this fine?

The question is whether Google will have to pay the fine imposed on it. Russia has described this fine as a symbolic measure. The aim is to force Google to reconsider its stance on Russian broadcasters. Government spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media that the hefty fine was intended to draw attention to how seriously Russia views the issue of YouTube’s ban on Russian media.