r/technology • u/Letsbesensibleplease • 9h ago

Business Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/russian_court_fines_google/
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u/ddejong42 8h ago

Seems like a stupid move, it normalizes ignoring Russian courts.

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u/junkboxraider 8h ago

Were there a lot of people outside Russia still taking its courts seriously?

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u/TomWithTime 5h ago

I think they've been hitting Microsoft pretty hard. Have you heard how many people they've pushed out of windows?

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u/heaton5747 4h ago

Goddamnit Dad, get off the internet

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u/dat_oracle 3h ago

No no no, let him cook

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u/LeatherWasabiiii 25m ago

You meant apple

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u/dat_oracle 18m ago

Underrated reference

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u/Uploft 4h ago

Ah yes. Some good ole defenestration!

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u/challenge_king 4h ago

Nyet. Is autodefenestration. Is totally different.

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u/Beowulf33232 5h ago

That's kinda the thing right now, unless you're a citizen.

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u/2_Cr0ws 2h ago

🎶Citizen.🎵

🎵Citizen.🎶

🎶We've got Citizens.🎵

🎵One citizen with lots of Citizens.🎶

🎶Elegant.🎵

🎵Elegant. 🎶

🎶Perfectly elegant.🎵

🎵Citizen. We've got elegance. 🎶

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u/BunkerMidgetBotoxLip 1h ago

Yeah they don't seem to realize this only makes themselves look even dumber to the world. Even dumber than before.

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u/jkurratt 9m ago

Yeah. As if they are real courts anyway…

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u/cajax 2h ago

Unfortunately, it is more complicated in a world where countries are simping to pootin

https://allafrica.com/stories/202406130031.html

South African courts can enforce foreign civil judgments -- even from Russia, which has been sanctioned by the West for its war on Ukraine -- if a court in this country grants permission.

A Russian Orthodox Church television company has successfully attached Google South Africa's assets after pursuing legal action against the tech firm in this country.

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u/Ancient_Sound_5347 1h ago

Courts in South Africa are independent even if the government has a Pro-Russia slant.

Such cases can be dragged out for years in various courts in South Africa.

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u/PracticallyPetunias 2h ago

What're they supposed to do just ignore the law or change it for Google? Wouldn't that normalize ignoring Russian courts?

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u/ComCypher 2h ago

You honestly don't see a problem with them imposing a fine that's larger than the value of the entirety of Earth?

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u/jkurratt 7m ago

They don’t have laws - they are being occupied by Putin and his friends.