Russian court fines Google $32,000 for videos on conflict in Ukraine: Report

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Also Read: ‘A powerful day’: Russia-Ukraine crisis grows more intense; fierce fighting, drone attack reported "In Russia, a magistrate's court typically handles administrative violations and low-level criminal cases. Google declined to comment. However, there's little that Moscow can do to collect the fine," said the news report.

The US tech giant's Russian business was almost shut down last year after the conflict began. The company said it filed for bankruptcy in Russia after authorities seized its bank account, leaving it unpaid to employees and suppliers. Also Read: 8 AI companies including OpenAI, Google set to handover their chatbots to hackers.

Here's why Since sending troops to Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has taken a number of measures to punish criticism or questioning of the military campaign. Some critics were severely punished. Opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in prison this year for treason, stemming from his speeches against Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Also Read: Google's AI search will now allow you to summarize articles. Here's how to use it Russia’s economy by most measures has been diminished by Western sanctions, but has held up better than expected thanks to a gusher of oil revenue and heavy government spending on war-related production. It is expected to eke out growth this year after shrinking by about 2% in 2022.