Russian court fines Google $77.9M for failing to remove illegal content, impacting YouTube users.

A Russian court fined Google $77.9 million for not removing content deemed illegal by Russia, a significant jump from typical fines. This follows years of orders to remove content opposing Putin's government, leading to a drop in YouTube users from 50 million to 12 million. Russia denies slowing YouTube speeds, blaming Google for not upgrading equipment.

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