CNN said, Google It owes the Kremlin $20 decillion dollars, which is the number 2 followed by 33 zeros, or about $20 billion trillion trillion dollars. This is more than the size of the global economy, after it refused to pay fines due to blocking pro-Russian channels on the YouTube platform.
Asked about the lawsuit during a call with reporters Thursday, a Kremlin spokesman acknowledged Dmitry Peskov He “can’t even pronounce that number correctly”, but said the staggering sum was “symbolic”. He added that Google “should not restrict the actions of our broadcasters on its platform.”
Meanwhile, the market value of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is about $2 trillion.
Russian state media TASS reported this week that a Russian court ordered Google to restore YouTube channels or face mounting charges. A lawyer involved in the case told TASS that if the fine is not paid within nine months, it will double every day.
“Google can return to the Russian market only if it complies with the court’s decision,” TASS reported.
In the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Google has scaled back its operations in the country but has stopped short of withdrawing completely, unlike many other American technology companies. Many of its services, including Search and YouTube, are still available in the country.
