'Such Figure Full of Symbolism': Kremlin Comments on $20 Decillion Fine to Google
09:51 01.11.2024 (Updated: 13:12 01.11.2024)
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - This week a Russian TV channel reported that the total amount of claims of 17 Russian channels to Google due to the blocking of their YouTube accounts has already increased to 2 undecillion rubles. The court ordered the company to restore access, and until it does, the penalty is growing daily.
The 2 undecillion rubles fine ($20 decillion) to Google is a figure that is full of symbolism, and the best thing the company can do is fix the situation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, answering a question about the amount of claims of Russian channels to Google on Thursday.
"It is a specifically drafted-up sum; in fact, I cannot even pronounce this number, but rather it is filled with symbolism. Actually, these requirements, they just demonstrate the essence of the claim of our channels to Google. Google should not limit the actions of our broadcasters on its platforms, and Google is doing this," Peskov said.
This is an opportunity for Google management to pay attention to this and correct the situation, the spokesman said.
The sum is indeed purely symbolic, as 1 undecillion is a number equal to 1 followed by 36 zeros. This is much more than the entire world's GDP, which is estimated at $109.02 trillion in 2024, according to the World Population Review. At the same time, Google is one of the world's most valuable public companies alongside Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, with a market capitalization of just over $2 trillion as of October 2024.
