Russia wants Google to pay a fine that’s more money than exists on Earth

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• Google has accumulated a fine of around 2 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion USD) in Russia.
• The fines are for Google’s refusal to reinstate YouTube accounts of pro-Kremlin media outlets.
• This fine is trillions of times Alphabet’s net worth, making it financially impossible to pay.

Google is no stranger to hefty fines. In the last decade alone, the tech giant has racked up an estimated $14 billion in penalties worldwide. But that figure is starting to look like spare change compared to the fines Google has accumulated in Russia. (h/t: The Moscow Times)

As reported by the RBC news website, Google’s unpaid fines in Russia have spiraled to an unimaginable 2 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion USD). To give you an idea of just how massive this number is, it requires 33 zeros to write out.




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