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Russia files court cases for fines on annual turnover of Google, Meta

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russia’s state communications regulator Roskomnadzor has filed cases against U.S. tech firms Google and Meta that could see fines imposed on their annual turnover in Russia, a Moscow court said on Friday. Roskomnadzor in October threatened both Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Meta’s Facebook (FB.O) with fines based on a percentage of their annual turnover for a repeated… Source link

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Russia fines Google 3 million roubles for not deleting banned content

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – A Moscow court fined Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL.O) Google 3 million roubles ($400,386) on Monday for not deleting content that it deemed illegal, part of a wider dispute between Russia and the U.S. tech giant. Russia in October threatened to fine Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete banned content on its search… Source link

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Italy fines Apple and Google for ‘aggressive’ data practices – TechCrunch

Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) which has found they did not provide their users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data — in violation of the country’s consumer code. The regulator also accuses the pair of deploying “aggressive” practices to push users to accept the commercial processing. Apple and Google were both contacted for a response to the ACGM’s sanction. Both said they… Source link

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Italy’s antitrust fines Google, Apple for commercial use of data

A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo ROME, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) 10 million euros ($11.23 million) each for “aggressive practices” linked to the commercial use of user data. The authority said in statement that the two tech groups did not provide “clear and immediate information” with regards to… Source link

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Russia fines Google again over banned content

MOSCOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Monday fined Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL.O) Google 2 million roubles ($28,085) for not deleting content that Russia deems illegal, part of a wider dispute between Moscow and the U.S. tech giant. Russia has threatened to fine Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete banned content on its search engine and YouTube, in Moscow’s strongest move yet to rein in foreign tech firms. read more Google confirmed Monday’s… Source link

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Google pays fines to Russia over banned content

The logo of Russia’s state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen showing Google start page, in this picture illustration taken May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. tech giant Google has paid Russia more than 32 million roubles ($455,079) in fines for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the company and a Russian lawmaker said after talks on Monday. Russia last week said it would seek to fine… Source link

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Russia fines Google for failing to delete banned content

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo MOSCOW, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Wednesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL.O) Google 6.5 million roubles ($89,535) for not deleting content that Russia deems illegal, part of a wider dispute between Moscow and the U.S. tech giant. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russia threatened to block YouTube earlier on Wednesday after Russian… Source link

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South Korea’s antitrust regulator fines Google $177 million

David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s competition regulator on Tuesday announced it will fine Google 207.4 billion Korean won ($176.9 million) for allegedly using its dominant market position in the mobile operating system space to stifle competition. Google’s Android operating system currently holds the lion’s share of the smartphone market, ahead of Apple’s iOS platform. The U.S. tech giant allegedly used its market position to block smartphone makers like Samsung from using… Source link

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S.Korean antitrust agency fines Google $177 mln for abusing market dominance

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL, Sept 14 (Reuters) – South Korea’s antitrust regulator on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million), saying the U.S. technology giant abused its dominant market position to restrict competition in the mobile operating system market. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) investigated Google for allegedly blocking local smartphone… Source link

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Russia fines Google again for failing to remove banned content

MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Thursday fined Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) 6 million roubles ($80,881) for failing to delete content that Russia deems illegal, the second such penalty to be imposed on the U.S. tech giant in less than a week. Amid a wider standoff with Big Tech, Russia has hit Google and other companies with a series of small fines in the past year, some concerning banned content and others for failing to localise user data on Russian territory. read more

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