A Moscow court on Thursday fined Alphabet Inc's Google 6 million roubles ($80,881) for failing to delete content that Russia deems illegal, the second such penalty to be imposed on the U.S. tech giant in less than a week.
The Google name is displayed outside the company's office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo6 million roubles for failing to delete content that Russia deems illegal, the second such penalty to be imposed on the U.S. tech giant in less than a week.
Amid a wider standoff with Big Tech, Russia has hit Google and other companies with a series of small fines in the past year, some concerning banned content and others for failing to localise user data on Russian territory.
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