Russia fines Google over content, bigger penalty looms

MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Russia fined Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) 9 million roubles ($121,000), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of penalties against the technology giant for failing to delete content the government deems illegal.

Moscow has increased pressure on foreign tech companies this year in a campaign that critics characterise as an attempt by the authorities to exert tighter control over the Internet, something they say threatens to stifle individual and…