Russia Mounts Pressure on U.S. Tech Giants
- January 18, 2022
- Posted by: Quatro Strategies
- Category: Internet Technology
Russia once again fines a U.S. tech company as a Moscow court on Monday said it had ordered Google to pay 4 million roubles ($52,526) for not removing content banned in Russia.
Russia has stepped up efforts to increase pressure on U.S. tech giants like Alphabet and Meta, handing revenue based penalties. Russia claims the Google and Meta Platforms have been failing to remove content Moscow deems illegal.
Google was fined because of providing access to banned websites.
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