Google Fined by Russian Court Over 'False Information'

A Russian court fined Google 4 million roubles for not removing what was termed as 'false information'. Russia has had ongoing conflicts with tech companies over issues like content and data, especially after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google 4 million roubles ($45,455) on Friday for its failure to delete what the court called 'false information', the TASS news agency reported.

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Russia has repeatedly clashed with foreign technology companies over content, censorship, data and local representation in a simmering dispute that intensified after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. ($1 = 88.0000 roubles)