Russian Court Fines Google $20 Decillion for Allegedly Blocking Pro-Moscow Content

Judges in Moscow, Russia have fined Google for approximately $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ($20 decillion), a figure substantially larger than the World Bank's estimation of global GDP, $100 trillion.

As reported by The Telegraph, Moscow judges have imposed the penalty on Google because it blocked several Russian TV channels on platforms such as YouTube, starting with the propaganda channel Tsargrad TV four years ago, two years before the military invasion of Ukraine. Google, which has an estimated market value of $2 trillion, was told by a Russian court that they would be fined 100,000 roubles daily, which would double every 24 hours it wasn't paid.

"Google was called by a Russian court to administrative liability under Art. 13.41 of the Administrative Offenses Code for removing channels on the YouTube platform. The court ordered the company to restore these channels," said Ivan Morozov in an interview with Russian state media.

The fine has now reached 2 undecillion roubles, a daunting 36-digit figure that is actually impossible because there's not even that much money in the world. The blocking of further TV channels after the blocking of Tsargrad TV further contributed to the huge fine. Google used to operate within Russia, but it pulled out of the country after the Ukraine invasion. The subsidiary declared bankruptcy, and the country reportedly seized $100 million in Google Russia assets to fund its war efforts.

In a recent earnings statement, Google said, "We do not believe these ongoing legal matters will have a material adverse effect." So, uh, good luck getting that money, Russia.