Russia issues an ultimatum to Google: Has 24 hours to remove all illegal content, or will be subject to “strict control”

Procrastination is likely to cause Google to suffer the consequences…

The Russian Federation’s media watchdog (Roskomnadzor) has just officially given Google a 24-hour statement to remove all content that is banned and regulated as illegal in this country. Otherwise, the search giant could face a hefty fine, ranging from 800,000 rubles to 4 million rubles ($10,800 to $54,000), and possibly up to 10% of the company’s total annual revenue. in the Russian market. Along with that, Google will most likely be subject to more stringent government regulations for its services.

The statement comes after Roskomnadzor said it had sent Google more than 26,000 requests to remove illegal content, including videos containing information about banned substances or violence, but have not been met. properly”. In addition, according to Roskomnadzor statistics, Google has not been able to remove 20-30% of links to content banned in Russia, and this number is too large.

Notably, the above “ultimatum” was issued by Roskomnadzor just a few hours after it was reported that Google had filed a lawsuit against the agency itself to the Moscow Arbitration Court for a previous request related to the deletion of 12 videos from YouTube. Roskomnadzor’s side believes that these are videos with inappropriate content, calling for minors to join illegal protests, while Google does not accept the request.

In the past, Google and Roskomnadzor have had many “conflicts” over issues related to controlling online content. YouTube has blocked the pro-Kremlin, conservative Tsargrad TV channel, and removed state-run RT videos that it says promoted misinformation about the coronavirus. While on the opposite side, Russian competition authorities are also investigating Google for allegedly abusing its dominant market position for unfair competition.

In related news, Russian lawmakers last week submitted a bill that would force foreign tech companies to open offices in Russia if they want to do advertising business from companies in the country.

Notably, the Russian government has also enacted a law requiring Russian-developed applications, such as browsers and search engines, to be pre-installed on all smartphones sold. domestic.

Synthetic source, quantrimang

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