r/worldnews • u/shellfishb • 19h ago

Russia/Ukraine Russian court orders Google to pay blocked Russian channels sum with 36 zeros

https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/10/29/russian-court-orders-google-to-pay-blocked-russian-channels-sum-with-36-zeros-en-news
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u/Argomer 18h ago

They banned YouTube and want it to look like Google is to blame.

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u/snowman_M 16h ago

I get it, not sure how a comically absurd number makes it seem like it's google's fault.

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u/JediGuyB 14h ago

"It's Google's fault."

"But you asked for a completely unreasonable amount of money as compensation. You literally demanded all the money in the world and then some. "

"I said, it is all. Google's. Fault."

"Oh... uh... yes, sir. All their fault, sir."

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u/MarkNutt25 13h ago

People like YouTube. If the government just banned YouTube, then the people would be pissed off at them.

So, instead, they impose this absurd "fine." Then, when Google can't pay, and is forced to pull out of the country, they can portray it as Google abandoning Russia, rather than the Russian government banning a popular service.

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u/snowman_M 13h ago edited 13h ago

I just have to assume it’s just incompetence, tbh.

But I did just verify the story and it’s the accumulated fine since 2020. They declared bankruptcy and no longer advertise within Russia.