Alphabet Inc fined Google again

<a class="tvreplink" target="_blank" href="https://www.tradingview.com/chart/?symbol=Nasdaq%3AGOOG">Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ :GEL) Google has been fined $ 80,881 by Russia for failing to delete content that the government believes is illegal. This is the second time that the American technology company has been given such a penalty within seven days. In the general dispute that Russia appears to be having with large tech companies, the government has fined not only Google, but many other tech companies as well, with several small fines over the past twelve months. Some were fined for allowing prohibited content, while others were fined for failing to locate user information on Russian soil. Moscow also wants to ensure that foreign technology companies open branches in the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law forcing foreign technology companies to open branches in the country. This is Moscow's latest move to take control of big tech. The Russian government continues to seek more control over online activity in the country and the internet in general. It also wants to reduce the country's dependence on foreign technology companies and governments. Russia continues to punish tech giants for broadcasting or posting content it considers banned or illegal. For example, authorities penalized Twitter by slowing it down, and recently penalized Alphabet Inc. for failing to delete illegal content. The Tagansky District Court in Moscow announced that Alphabet Inc. had been fined three administrative fines, each amounting to around two million rubles. Google has confirmed that it has been subjected to these penalties. However, it did not comment on this. Google had previously been fined for the same offense, and this new penalty increased the total of the fines to fourteen million rubles. Alphabet Inc. is also facing a court order from Moscow forcing the company to unblock the YouTube account of a sanctioned Russian business mogul. The appeal will be heard on September 20th.