Google Fined $390 Million in Russia for Not Deleting Banned Content

Alphabet's Google was fined 21.8 billion roubles ($387 million) by a Russian court for a repeated failure to remove content that Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

It was the second fine based on a percentage of Google's turnover in Russia after a penalty worth more than more than 7 billion roubles late last year.

Google did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

($1 = 56.2500 roubles)

Original News: International Business | Reuters

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