Russian court imposes $47m fine on Google. 1 other story and a trivia

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A Russian court has recently fined Alphabet’s Google $47 million (4 billion roubles) for failing to pay a previous fine related to the alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market, according to the country’s anti-monopoly watchdog.

This decision is part of Moscow’s increasingly assertive campaign against foreign tech companies, with Google having previously been fined 2 billion roubles in February 2022.