Russia fines Google $20 decillion an amount higher than all the money in the world

A Russian court has fined Google $20 decillion — an incredible amount higher than all the money in the world.

Russia has imposed a massive fine on Google for restricting its YouTube channels.

A Russian court has fined Google two undecillion roubles for restricting Russian YouTube channels

This means the tech giant has been told to pay a total amount of$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 — which also equates $20 decillion dollars.

The astonishing figure is more than the $A3.2 trillion Google is worth, and higher than all the money in the world combined including our total GDP, which is estimated by the International Monetary Fund to be $110 trillion.

According to Tass, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “I can’t even pronounce this number, but it is more likely imbued with symbolism.”

“Google should not restrict the actions of our broadcasters, but it does. This should be a reason for Google’s management to pay attention to this and correct the situation,” he added.

Since launching its Ukraine offensive in February 2022, Russia has levied huge fines on social media companies accused of hosting Kremlin-critical or pro-Ukraine content.

YouTube is still available in Russia but authorities have repeatedly threatened to take it offline over its bans on state-owned Russian content.

Russian courts have repeatedly fined YouTube’s owner Google in a bid to force the tech giant into compliance, with the legal costs multiplying each day it fails to carry out Moscow’s demands.

Google has not issued a statement after the fine was imposed.

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