According to the NDTV report, the fine was imposed when a Russian court ruled. It said that Google has violated the national broadcast rules by banning Russia’s media channels on YouTube. It has also been said that if the broadcast of Russian channels is not restored within 9 months, then the fine will double every day.
The case is in the year 2022. YouTube imposed global ban on several Russian channels including RT and Sputnik. YouTube said that these channels denied violent incidents, described them as insignificant. The channels were blocked with these arguments. On this action, there was a lot of response in Russia and the matter reached the court.
However, Google is already facing fine from Russia. Russia’s ban on two major media outlets Jargrade and RIA fan of Russia is being fined 1 thousand dollars daily from 2020. According to reports, 17 broadcasters from Russia fought together. He is demanding to restore his channels again.
Google limited its work in Russia
Ukraine was attacked by Russia in 2022. Since then, Google had limited its functioning in Russia. However, there are still services like YouTube and Google search.
Will Google really have to pay this fine?
The question is whether the fine is imposed on Google, will it have to repay it. Russia has described this fine as symbolic measures. Its purpose is to force Google to rethink its stance on Russian broaders. Government spokesperson Dimitri Peskov told the Russian media that the purpose of the amount of heavy fine is to draw attention to how seriously Russia looks at the issue of YouTube ban on Russian media.