Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and NVIDIA are among the companies worth more than $1 trillion globally, and their technologies are seen to power all layers of our lives on this earth. Recently, RBC reported the Russian government will sue these giants. So, what should you know about it?
For your information, the trillion number may be seen as very high, but recently, it has been reported that the Russian government has sued Google for 2 undecillion rubles (Russian currency) for blocking 17 of the country's official television networks on YouTube.
If you want to know how many zeros are behind 1 Undecillion, it is 10³⁶ , or 1 with 36 zeros behind it. 2 Undecillion rubles, when converted to USD currency is still very high, which is US$20.5 decillion , where a decillion is 1 with 33 numbers behind it.
This did not happen out of the blue as the networks were indeed blocked from broadcasting on the YouTube platform around 2020, with Google citing violations of sanctions laws and international trade regulations.
In addition, Russian networks such as Sputnik, NTV, Rossiya 24, RT, Aurora, Duma TV and a number of Russian national television networks have all been blocked from accessing YouTube. This, which has been going on since 2020, continues and seems to have intensified after Russia started a war with Ukraine.
Moreover, it was also reported that it is true that Google is facing legal issues in Russia, but said that the matter does not cause any harm to the business. Even so, the Russian government seems to have started to exert pressure on the courts in countries such as Turkey, Hungary, Spain, South Africa and so on.
With that statement, Google also seems to ignore the summons from the government for the time being, especially because Google is no longer operating in the country, and with various political and economic sanctions imposed by the United States government on the country.
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