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Google fined $20 decillion by Russian court
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:33 am
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:33 am
A Russian court has ruled that Google owes Russian media stations around $20 decillion in fines for blocking their content, and the fines could get bigger.
To put that into perspective, the World Bank estimates global GDP as around $100 trillion, which is peanuts compared to the prospective fine. Google would therefore have to find more money than exists on Earth to pay Moscow - but on Tuesday fell a little short of that mark when it posted $88 billion quarterly revenue.
The bizarre amount has been calculated after a four-year court case that started after YouTube banned the ultra-nationalist Russian channel Tsargrad in 2020 in response to the US sanctions imposed against its owner. Following Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022 more channels were added to the banned list and 17 stations are now suing the Chocolate Factory, including Zvezda (a TV channel owned by Putin's Ministry of Defence), according to local media.
"Google was called by a Russian court to administrative liability under Art. 13.41 of the Administrative Offenses Code for removing channels on the YouTube platform. The court ordered the company to restore these channels," lawyer Ivan Morozov told state media outlet TASS.
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Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:35 am to The Torch
They should agree to pay one penny per year.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:35 am to The Torch
Well that'll teach 'em.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:37 am to shinerfan
Probably not, but I am all for it. They are all censoring information in broad daylight for you and me.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 7:39 am to The Torch
This thing will be settled for 1 quintillion and the lawyers will get almost all of the money.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:04 am to The Torch
Google - "can you take a postdated check?"
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:08 am to The Torch
Maybe they meant 20 decillion rubles. That’s like $3.50.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:21 am to SportTiger1
Look at all the google fanboys
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:24 am to The Torch
Well in a literally sense, by definition Google as a number is 10^100 which is much bigger than a decillion 10^33.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:25 am to LChama
Nah, I hate Google but I hate Putin worse.
But I don't have a problem with Google facing a ridiculous fine by anyone.
They had a hand in creating this mess, so why not pay up for some of it?
But I don't have a problem with Google facing a ridiculous fine by anyone.
They had a hand in creating this mess, so why not pay up for some of it?
This post was edited on 10/31/24 at 9:52 am
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:26 am to The Torch
quote:
World Bank estimates global GDP as around $100 trillion,
What’s nuts is that our debt is nearly as much as the global gdp with no signs of slowing down.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:28 am to The Torch
quote:Bidenflation
$20 decillion
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:28 am to Boodis Man
quote:
What’s nuts is that our debt is nearly as much as the global gdp with no signs of slowing down.
Is it really debt if there’s no intention of ever repaying it?
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:33 am to BhamTigah
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Is it really debt if there’s no intention of ever repaying it?
I wonder about that too…who the heck is going to demand America start servicing that debt? China? lol good luck with that Chinese communist party
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:40 am to theballguy
I like Putin more than google.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:40 am to Boodis Man
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As of October 2024 it costs $1133 billion to maintain the debt, which is 17% of the total federal spending in fiscal year 2024.
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You know we are paying it back every year, right? We just keep running up more.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:41 am to tress4pres
I still think it is funny that they misspelled googol
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:48 am to The Torch
That’s like $100 in Rubles so Google should be alright.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 8:59 am to The Torch
quote:If only Naked Judge Engoron and Letitia James had known decillion was a word.
decillion
Posted on 10/31/24 at 9:02 am to The Torch
I think we should agree to send Google execs to face Russian court in exchange for political prisoners.
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