Tag: Russia
Russian Watchdog OKs Yandex-VK Internet Deal
Russia's federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) on Tuesday granted approval to technology companies Yandex and VK to proceed with an asset-swap deal but with some terms aimed...
Russia Fines Streaming Site Twitch
A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information...
Russia Fines Google $34M Over Antitrust Breaches
Russia's competition watchdog fined Alphabet's Google 2 billion roubles ($34.2 million) on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market, the regulator...
EU Draws Up Energy Plan In Case Of Russian Gas Cutoff
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Russia To Fine Apple For Abusing Dominant Position
On Tuesday Russia's competition watchdog said it would fine tech giant Apple for violating Russian antitrust laws and abusing its dominant position in the...
Russia Fines Google, Again
Russia imposed a nearly $365 million fine (21.1 billion rubles) on Google for failing to delete YouTube videos that go against the country’s laws,...
Russian Lawmakers OK Harsher Fines For Foreign Tech
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill providing for stricter penalties for foreign internet companies that fail to open an office in Russia, including...
Russia Fines Big Tech For Data Storage Violations
Video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, holiday rental company Airbnb and United Parcel Service (UPS) were all fined by a Moscow court on...
Russia’s Yandex Opens Public Access To AI
Russian technology company Yandex said on Thursday it had made a large language model for artificial intelligence research open to the public, hoping to...
Google Faces New Russian Fines
The ongoing battle between Google and Russian regulators continued on Wednesday, as the country's communications agency said the tech giant could be fined again...
