August 17, 2021

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow courtroom on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc’s Google 4 million roubles ($54,444) for violating Russian rules on banned material.

The penalty will come amid a broader stand-off in between Russia and so-called Significant Tech, with Moscow routinely fining social media giants for failing to take out banned material and trying to get to compel international know-how companies to open workplaces and knowledge centres in Russia.

Google did not instantly react to a request for remark.

(Reporting by Alexander Marrow Editing by David Goodman)