By james art 
Russian court fines Google more than the global GPD to block Kremlin-linked accounts on its platforms.
The $2.5 decillion fine — meaning $2.5 trillion trillion trillion — was handed down on Tuesday, according to The Independent.
The Russian court has doubled the fine, which was originally just $100,000 rubles, every week since 2020 because Google did not pay the fine.
The fine came after two Kremlin-linked media outlets won a case against Google (GOOGLE) about the restrictions placed on their YouTube channel.
Google also banned other Russian publications that supported Russia’s actions during the Ukraine war, adding to the fines, The Independent said.
The tech giant has been scaling back its operations in Russia for several years, blocking the creation of new accounts by Russians and limiting the ability of Russian citizens to make money from YouTube ads.
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