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Russia fines Google $20.5 decillion — more than the entire world’s GDP — for allegedly blocking Kremlin propaganda
Why fine Google $1 million, when you could fine them $20.5 decillion? A Russian court has ordered Google to pay a fine worth more than the entire world’s GDP — with an additional $1 million daily penalty — after the tech giant allegedly barred pro-Moscow propaganda channels on YouTube. The absurd amount would be written as 20 followed by 33 zeros, which far eclipses Google’s own $2 trillion value – and is akin to the outrageous ransom demands made by the fictional Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movie franchise. The penalty, first reported by Russia’s RBC state news agency, was issued on Tuesday as the ... (full story)
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