Moscow Court Fines Google 7.6M Rubles for Not Removing Prohibited Apps
Moscow12 Aug Vesti. Moscow's Tagansky Court fined Google 7.6 million rubles for refusing to remove banned applications from the Google Play app store.
Consensus
- The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined Google LLC on August 12, 2026.
- The fine amounted to 7.6 million rubles.
- The court found Google guilty of two administrative offenses under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses.
- The offenses were related to the failure to remove prohibited content from the internet or information resources.
- Each offense carried a fine of 3.8 million rubles, totaling 7.6 million rubles.
- The prohibited content involved apps banned in Russia.
- The case was based on two administrative protocols filed against Google.
Points of divergence
- The court previously fined Google 3.8 million rubles for similar reasons, and also fined Telegram for refusing to remove content about 'zhepokers' and extremist organizations. — vm
- The court previously fined Google 19 million rubles on April 27, and 50,000 rubles on April 19 for data protection violations. Also reported that the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating digital markets law. — vedomosti
- The European Commission found Google provided unjustified advantages to its own services and created artificial barriers for app developers on Google Play. — vedomosti
- Google has faced cumulative fines exceeding 29 billion rubles since late 2021, with over 20 billion rubles in outstanding debt as of the report. — interfax
Coverage (4 sources)
- Court in Moscow fined Google 7.6 million rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow Court Fined Google 7.6 Million Rubles for Failure to Delete Apps — Ведомости
- Moscow court fined Google for refusal to delete banned application — Вести
- Google fined 7.6 million rubles for refusal to delete content banned in Russia — Интерфакс