Roskomnadzor's turnover fine over content removal
₽21.1B
≈ $358M at the time
Roskomnadzor
Russia · 2022
Status: Final
What happened
Russia imposed a turnover-based fine on Google for repeatedly failing to delete content the government deemed banned, following an earlier 2021 penalty. Enforcement and collection were complicated after 2022, and the amounts are largely uncollected in practice.
Russia has since escalated to astronomical, compounding turnover fines against Google that exceed any real-world value. This directory records the 2022 headline figure with the caveat that it does not reflect money paid.
How it affected users
The case centred on state content-removal compliance rather than direct consumer harm.
Status timeline
Jul 18, 2022
Moscow court imposed a turnover-based fine of RUB 21.1B.
Effective amount: ≈ $358M
Sep 9, 2022
The Tagansky district court rejected Google's appeal, making the fine final.
Sources
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Cite this entry
Deepak Gupta, "Roskomnadzor's turnover fine over content removal," Tech Fines Directory, guptadeepak.com, 2022-07-18. https://guptadeepak.com/tech-fines/violation/google-russia-content-2022/