Russia has fined Google 8 billion rubles for failing to pay previous fines.
Russia has fined Google 8 billion rubles (approximately $78 million).
The lawsuit filed against technology giant Google was heard in the capital Moscow.
The court ruled that the platform had not complied with the law because it had not paid previous fines, and ruled that Google should pay a fine of 8 billion rubles. In addition to Google, various foreign platforms such as Apple, X, Instagram and Facebook were also fined in the country for not blocking access to certain content.