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    Russian court fines Google $20 decillion

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    Google was ordered by a Moscow court to pay $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking Russian media channels on YouTube after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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    A Russian court is demanding that Google pay 20 decillion U.S. dollars after several of the country’s TV channels and media outlets were blocked from YouTube, according to multiple reports.

    The fine, which amounts to 20 with 33 zeros attached to it, consists of 37 digits. The excessive number comes from a Moscow court that imposed it after 17 of the country’s TV channels and media platforms were blocked from Google-owned YouTube, Russian news channel RBC reported.

    The blocking of the channels took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The fine is significantly higher than Google’s market value of $2.15 trillion, but no higher than a googol, which has 100 zeros contains.

    Google’s name was inspired by the word “googol” in 1997, after it was initially called “BackRub,” Business Insider reported.

    “Although it is a specific amount, I cannot even mention this number, it is quite full of symbolism,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told NBC News. “The company should not limit our broadcasters on their platform. This should be a reason for Google leadership to pay attention to this and improve the situation.”

    USA TODAY contacted Google and the Kremlin on Thursday but did not immediately receive a response.

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    Russia’s Google fine could increase

    The case against Google began in 2020 when the tech giant blocked channels from Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, both of whom are strong supporters of Putin, according to NBC News. The case expanded and the fine was increased when YouTube banned more channels following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the outlet said.

    Google’s Russian legal entity, Google LLC, filed for bankruptcy in June 2022, RBC reported. In November 2023, the court declared Google bankrupt, the outlet said.

    To avoid further financial penalties, Google would have to reinstate the YouTube channels within nine months, with each day of non-compliance attracting a fine of 100,000 rubles (about $1,000), RBC reported. This amount will double every week until Google complies with the order, and there is no limit on the amount of the fine, the outlet said.

    Alphabet: ‘We have ongoing legal matters regarding Russia’

    Alphabet, Google’s parent company, fell 1.2% in premarket trading after closing about 3% higher on Wednesday when the company reported its quarterly results.

    In the “Legal Matters” section of Alphabet’s third-quarter earnings release, the company said: “We have ongoing legal matters relating to Russia. For example, we have been issued civil judgments that include compound fines in connection with contract termination disputes. of accounts, including those of sanctioned parties.”

    Alphabet added: “We do not believe these ongoing legal matters will have a material adverse effect.”

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