Russia imposed a record fine on Google due to a video on YouTube.

Russia imposed a record fine on Google due to a video on YouTube.

17.02.2025 15:02

In a case seen in Moscow, the court fined Google 3.8 million rubles (approximately 42,000 dollars) for failing to block access to a video on YouTube targeting Russian soldiers.

The court in Russia fined Google 3.8 million rubles (approximately 42 thousand dollars) for not blocking access to a video on YouTube.

The lawsuit against Google was heard in the capital, Moscow. The court ruled that Google violated the law by not blocking access to a video on YouTube that contained "methods of surrender" aimed at Russian soldiers, and decided to impose a fine of 3.8 million rubles on Google. Google had previously been fined for similar reasons, and access to YouTube had also been blocked in Russia.

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