Russia fines Google for failing to remove news it calls ‘fake.’

A Russian court fined Google about $360 million (21.1 billion rubles) on Monday for failing to remove content the country deems illegal, including coverage of the war in Ukraine.

The forbidden content includes clips encouraging Russian citizens to participate in protests and news Moscow considers “fake.” A Telegram post from the Russian internet regulator Roskomnadzor singled out YouTube in particular, which is owned by Google, for hosting anti-Russian media. Read more

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