Russian court fines Google $370 million for not deleting ‘banned content’

A Russian court has imposed a fine of $370 million on Google for refusing to delete content which has been prohibited in the nation. The fine levied on Google is around 10% of Google’s revenue in Russia.

Google was fined for its continued violation of Russian laws and its failure to remove content prohibited in Russia from Google.

The court’s ruling comes after the content which Russia has claimed to have “extremist materials, propaganda from banned terror groups, instructions for creating explosive devices and fake information” was posted on YouTube.

Russian information watchdog Roskomnadzor has said that at least 7000 “illegal posts” are yet to be removed.

Google and Russian authorities have had differences in the past few months over the deletion and restriction placed on multiple channels on YouTube. Google has even prohibited state-funded Russian media from earning money through advertisements.

Google was fined more than $120 million last year for violating Russian laws.

Google has yet to comment on the issue.