Russia fines Google £73m over failure to delete ‘illegal’ content

Moscow ruling is first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia and comes amid fears of internet crackdown

Moscow has increased pressure on big tech this year.A Moscow court has said it is fining Alphabet’s Google 7.2bn roubles for what it says is a repeated failure to delete content Russia deems illegal, the first revenue-based fine of its kind in Russia.

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