The lawsuits between the company and the Russian propaganda channel lasted 1.5 years.
Press Service of the Russian Propaganda Channel “Tsargrad” stated that the American company Google was fined a billion rubles (about $ 10 million) for non-compliance with the decision of the Russian court. They stated that the money would be used to finance Russia's war in Ukraine, NV reports.
YouTube, owned by Google, blocked the Constantinople TV channel on July 28, 2020. This is because the owner of the channel Konstantin Malofeev has been on the EU and US sanctions lists since 2014.
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Google Court and propaganda channel has been running for 1.5 years. The company was obliged to renew access to the channel or pay a penalty for each day of non-compliance with the court decision. The funds in the company's accounts were seized by bailiffs and later confiscated in favor of the propaganda media.
According to the BBC, “Tsargrad” sued three legal entities – Google LLC (USA, California), Google Ireland Limited (Ireland) and Google LLC (Russia). The corporation insisted that such cases could not be heard in Russian courts, and any lawsuits against Google services should be heard in English or California courts.
In late March, Bloomberg reported that Google had launched secretly transporting its employees from Russia , although it has not yet closed its office in its country.
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