Russia wants Google to pay a fine that's more money than exists on Earth
Russia wants Google to pay a fine that's more money than exists on Earth
Google’s unpaid fines in Russia have spiraled to an unimaginable 2 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion USD).
This is the government equivalent of “you owe me a bajillion dollars!” An unserious fine from an unserious government.
42 1 ReplyEven old-ass Dr. Evil snorted in surprise.
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2 undecillion rubles ($2.5 decillion USD)
26 0 ReplyI'm sure Google is taking that real seriously.
11 0 ReplyThey could pay with one of those comically large cardboard checks, then forget to sign it.
8 0 ReplySomeone played too much Adventure Capitalist.
8 0 ReplyOr they'll push it out a window.
7 0 ReplyGood, but not high enough for what Google has done.
19 13 ReplyHey man, fuck google, but this isn’t achieving diddly squat lmao.
5 0 ReplyIt is how things should be, although for valid reasons, not "the banned our accounts, we mad, grrrrr". The alternative is companies getting a "fine" that's a drop in the bucket and just continuing how they did previously. If the company does shitty things and gets banned because they can't pay a huge fine because of GDPR for instance, then good riddance.
2 0 ReplyIf you don't think giving a tech monopoly multiple life sentences is cool get out of my mentions.
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There it is, the mildest tech take on the fediverse
6 2 ReplyI am sure you would prefer shilling for Google or Israel. Tough luck.
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If Russia wanted to be the good guy, they'd hack Google and opensource all the code.
3 0 ReplyWhat did they do?
1 1 ReplyHey look, we found a guy who believes in "don't be evil" in 2024! Try not to laugh!
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Its from a fine that doubles every day. There's no judge literally demanding google pay this amount of money. Makes a good headline, though.
FTA: "The company’s Russian subsidiary declared bankruptcy in 2022". Its just been doubling the whole time.
3 0 ReplyKeep dreaming :-D
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