Russia Fines Google $34 Million for Violating Competition Rules
Russia’s competition watchdog fined Alphabet’s Google 2 billion rubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator...
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Russia Fines Google $370 Million for Repeated Content Violations
A Russian court fined Alphabet-owned Google 21.1 billion roubles ($373 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to remove content Moscow deems illegal, state communications regulator...
Loco Launches NFT Platform Legends for ESports
Game streaming and esports platform Loco has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) platform for esports called Loco Legends, making its foray into Web3 gaming. The...
Google Fined $260K by Russian Court for Violating Data Rules
A Moscow court said that Alphabet Inc’s Google had been fined ₽15 million (2.07 billion crores) for repeated failures to comply with Russian laws requiring...
Google to Pay Australian Politician $515K for Defamatory YouTube Videos
On Monday, an Australian court ordered Google to pay A$715,000 or $515,000 to a former senior lawmaker after a YouTube commentator’s “relentless, racist, insulting, derogatory...
Google Stops Ad Sales in Russia
Google said it has stopped selling online advertising in Russia, even on YouTube and outside publishing partners. The move by Google follows similar bans in...
Google Removes Russian State Publishers From Its News Features
Google announced that it had removed Russian state publishers like Russia Today (RT) from its news features after Russia’s attack on Ukraine and several sanctions...
YouTube Shorts Hit 5 Trillion All-Time Views
YouTube Shorts has hit 5 trillion all-time views and has over 15 billion views each day globally, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai have announced...
Zoom Joins Counter-Terrorism Group by US Tech Firms
Zoom has joined a counter-terrorism group by US tech firms, including Meta Platforms and Microsoft. The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) is an...
YouTube Services Fixed After Disruption Affects Users
YouTube said on Tuesday that it had fixed an issue that forced many users not to access its platform or face slow services. “If you...