Russia just ordered Google to pay a $1.2 quintillion fine.
That’s reportedly around one million times larger than the world’s total GDP. The number exploded due to compounding penalties in a long-running dispute over YouTube content removals. It’s not realistically collectible. But it shows how intense the tech vs government battle has become.
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Russia just ordered Google to pay a $1.2 quintillion fine.
That’s reportedly around one million times larger than the world’s total GDP.
The number exploded due to compounding penalties in a long-running dispute over YouTube content removals.
It’s not realistically collectible.
But it shows how intense the tech vs government battle has become.