Russia fines Google more than entire world’s GDP

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Russia fines

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more than entire world’s GDP

A Russian court has fined

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two undecillion roubles for restricting Russian state media channels on

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An undecillion has 36 zeroes – meaning the tech giant has been told to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (£15.8 decillion).

Despite being one of the world’s wealthiest companies, that is considerably more than the $2 trillion

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is worth.

In fact, it is far greater than the world’s total GDP, which is estimated by the International Monetary Fund to be $110 trillion.

The fine has reached such a gargantuan level because –

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– it doubles every day it is not paid.

According to Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted he “cannot even pronounce this number” but urged “

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management to pay attention.”

The company has not commented publicly or responded to a BBC request for a statement.

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the fine on

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relates to the restriction of content of 17 Russian media channels on

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While this started in 2020, it escalated after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years later.

That saw most Western companies pull out of Russia, with

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Russian media outlets were also banned in Europe –

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This development is the latest escalation between Russia and the US tech giant.

In May, 2021, Russia’s media regulator

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, including RT and Sputnik, and supporting “******** protest activity”.

Then, in July, 2022,

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(£301m) for failing to restrict access to what it called “prohibited” material about the war in Ukraine and other content.

There is virtually no press freedom in Russia, with independent news outlets and

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severely curtailed.

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