Russian court fines Google $78 million for ignoring previous penalties

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court fined Alphabet’s Google 8 billion roubles ($77.9 million) on Tuesday for not complying with previous penalty orders, the Moscow courts press service said on Telegram. Russia has for several years ordered foreign technology platforms to remove content it deems illegal, issuing small but persistent fines when it sees failures to comply. Google did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

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