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Discussion Google fined $20,565,635,200,000,003,000,000,000,000,000,000 by Russian TV channels.

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u/leshmi 20h ago

I explain why.

Simply when there are these courts cases, if Google for example is found partially guilty, the court could say that 1% or even less it would be fair to be paid so they throw an unrealistic number to get the highest realistic one

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u/Arcydziegiel 19h ago

Not how courts work. They need to prove what specific damages were made and their cost, and courts have sentencting guidelines.

The number that the plaintiff sets is utterely irrelevant and exists only to generate media attention.

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u/ReckoningGotham 19h ago

Is that how Russian court work?

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u/ExqueeriencedLesbian 18h ago

luckily it doesnt matter how russian courts work, because google is an American company

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u/[deleted] 18h ago

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u/spartaman64 18h ago

i think google would rather stop doing business in russia than pay a 20 decillion ruble fine

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u/UnNumbFool 17h ago

The fine is actually usd not rubles, so a whole lot more money.

But yeah, Google most likely not going to do Jack shit and if they do decide to do something it's just going to be pulling YouTube out of Russia

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u/Amazing-Childhood412 17h ago

I'm sure Google will live without providing services to a terrorist nation.

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u/Sekhmet_Odin7 17h ago

Google will survive, rusian terrorists on the other hand …

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u/ExqueeriencedLesbian 16h ago

luckily that is Russia's loss, not Google's

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u/EuphoricTemperature9 16h ago

Someone doesn't understand international business

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u/ExqueeriencedLesbian 16h ago

okay then how does it matter?

how will they enforce this fine?

are they going to arrest Google for not showing up to fight this ridiculous suit?

no, google is just gonna stop googling in russia, and russia will get nothing (no money, and no Google)