Moscow Court Fines Google over Disclosure of Russian Soldiers’ Personal Data
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A Moscow court has fined Google 3.8 million rubles for publishing personal information of Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine, according to a report.
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, concluded that content shared on YouTube revealed the identities and personal data of deceased Russian soldiers.
The court ruled the information constituted prohibited content under Russian law, which forbids the publication of such details, TASS reported.
As a result, Google was ordered to pay a fine equivalent to roughly $46,240.
The same court has previously imposed multiple penalties on the company for violation of Russian law.
These include the publication of a video that offered guidance on how Russian troops could surrender, and the restriction of Russian state media channels on YouTube.
Local media reported that Google’s accumulated debt to Russian authorities over administrative fines has reached 2 undecillion rubles ($2.4 decillion).
That figure—36 digits long—far surpasses the estimated $106 trillion global GDP in 2023, according to the World Bank.
