According to the court's decision, Google was accused of publishing personal data of Russian soldiers who died in a special military campaign in Ukraine, violating current Russian law.
Roskomnadzor said it had received information regarding the loss of personnel of the Russian Armed Forces, including the name and other personal data.
This information was later discovered to appear in a video posted on YouTube, a platform owned by Google LLC. According to current regulations, such disclosure of information is completely banned in Russia.
Russia has repeatedly called for Google to dialogue to protect users' rights and data, but the company has been accused of ignoring those calls. Not only that, Google also appealed the decision to sanction the Russian court related to the fine of 8 billion rubles, equivalent to about 97.3 million USD.
In addition to this case, Google's subsidiary in Russia is currently owing the country's broadcasters up to 91.5 billion rubles (more than 1.1 billion USD), showing that legal disputes between Google and Russian authorities are still ongoing and show no signs of cooling down.
The incident continues to heighten tensions between foreign technology companies and Russian authorities, especially in the context of increasingly tightened regulations on information and security in Russia. Russian authorities have said they will continue to take strong legal measures to protect information sovereignty and personal data security in the country.
