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Russian Court $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Fine Against Google

Russian Court $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Fine Against Google

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Updated Oct 31, 2024 at 11:29AM EDT by Owen.

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Overview

The Russian Court $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Fine Against Google refers to a $20 decillion fine levied by a Moscow court against Google because of YouTube's bans on Kremlin-backed Russian news channels. Initially, Tsargrad TV and RIA FAN were banned in 2020, but 15 more Russian networks were added to the list after the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The fine started in 2020 and accrued over four years to $20 decillion by October 2024. The number was set to increase despite Google's parent company, Alphabet, worth only $2 trillion. In October 2024, the news went viral on social media platforms like Twitter / X and Reddit, among others, where Western users mocked the number and joked about the hyperbolically expensive fine.

Background

In 2020, Google banned the Kremlin-backed news channels Tsargrad TV and RIA FAN on YouTube due to U.S. sanctions levied against their owners, two Russian oligarchs, Konstantin Maolfeyev (Tsargrad TV) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (RIA FAN), the latter of which was the leader of the Wagner Group and passed away from a plane crash following a failed rebellion or a coup. Coinciding with the bans in 2020, Tsargrad TV and RIA FAN sued Google for blocking their content through a Moscow court. The fines began accruing every week in 2021 after the court ruled in Tsargrad’s favor.[1][2][3]

In 2022, 15 more Russian news outlets were banned on YouTube following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Over three years, the fine reached over $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ($20 decillion) in October 2024.[1][2][3]



Online Reaction

On October 29th and 30th, 2024, multiple X[4][5][6][7][10] accounts and users with large followings like @PopCrave and @Dexerto spread the news in viral tweets, amassing over 37.4 million views in total.

In the following days, many users quote retweeted or replied to the news with their reactions going viral. For instance, on October 30th, X[8] user @lidolmix quoted @PopCrave, writing, "girl how do you even pronounce this number," gaining over 295,000 likes in a day (shown below).


AARON @lidolmix girl how do you even pronounce this number POP CRAVE Pop Crave @PopCrave 22h A Russian court has fined Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 for blocking their content. 1:24 PM Oct 30, 2024 9.2M Views •

Also on October 30th, 2024, X[9] user @db_witch quoted @Dexerto, writing, "Russia: Google you are grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded …" gaining over 34,000 likes in a day (shown below).


Witch DoctorDB @db_witch Russia: Google you are grounded grounded grounded ... grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded grounded Dexerto @Dexerto 22h A Russian court has fined Google $2,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ($2.5 decillion) for blocking their content on YouTube • 4:47 PM Oct 30, 2024 779K Views Google

Posts about the $20 decillion fine also went viral on Reddit, like when Redditor[11] Agile-Television-new shared an article about it to /r/worldnews on October 30th, gaining over 7,100 upvotes and 800 comments in a day.

Various Reactions


Jakabfi Károly (MER&ŻE7) @JakabfiK · Oct 29 "I'm fining you 20 gajillion bajillion fifillion morbillion doobiedoobiedooo dollars for terminating my youtube channels." World of Statistics BREAKING: Google fined @stats_feed Oct 29 • $20,565,635,200,000,003,000,000,000,000,000,00 O by Russian TV channels. A Russian court has fined the US giant over 20 decillion... ... Drog @DrogVEVO - 23h Mon 06:12 Texts Unknown 0 Watch out, someone has put a Bounty of $201337000 on you. tf i do !? World of Statistics BREAKING: Google fined @stats_feed Oct 29 $20,565,635,200,000,003,000,000,000,000,000,00 O by Russian TV channels. A Russian court has fined the US giant over 20 decillion... ... s_lted @s_lted caramel Oct 29 same-ish energy I need a monyee for a geometre dash $0 raised of $850,000,000 goal 1 World of Statistics BREAKING: Google fined @stats_feed Oct 29 $20,565,635,200,000,003,000,000,000,000,000,00 O by Russian TV channels. A Russian court has fined the US giant over 20 decillion... ...

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External References

[1] Gizmodo – Russian Court Wants Google to Cough Up $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

[2] Metro UK – Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

[3] Novaya Gazeta – Russian court orders Google to pay blocked Russian channels sum with 36 zeros

[4] X – @Phil_Lewis_

[5] X – @Dexerto

[6] X – @PopCrave

[7] X – @PopBase

[8] X – @lidolmix

[9] X – @db_witch

[10] X – @stats_feed

[11] Reddit – /r/worldnews

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$20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000…
For perspective, the world's total yearly GDP is about $100,000,000,000,000

I am reminded of a certain saying:
"Owe a bank $100 and it's your problem, owe a bank $1,000,000 and it's the bank's problem."

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