After blocking access to some YouTube channels of major media outlets in Russia, Google was hit with the largest fine in history. And for good reason, the amount in question has 36 zeros before the decimal point.
In Russia, Google receives a fine of 2×10^36 rubles
This week, Google fined the largest in history in Russia. Indeed, a court condemned the company for having blocked several YouTube channels, including for example Zvezda, Channel One and VGTRK.
In addition to an obligation to restore access to the said channels, the fine was set at 100,000 rubles, this amount doubling every week over the period concerned. In total, this was therefore estimated at a number with 36 zeros before the decimal point. Depending on the scale used, the Russians speak of 2 undecillions, while in France, it is more appropriate to speak of 2 sextillion rubles.
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To see this order of magnitude, 2×10^36 rubles can be written as follows with numbers: 2 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000. In terms of exchange rates, 1 ruble currently exchanges for 0.0094 euros.
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A penalty impossible to pay
Of course, such a sanction consists rather of a strong political signal than a real expectation of compensation, because even by bringing together the entire monetary mass of the world, it would be impossible to reach such an amount. Fyodor Kravchenko, lawyer at the Collegium of Media Lawyers, contacted Kommersant about the impossibility of honoring such a fine:
It seems to me that the Russian courts deliberately made such a difficult, unprecedented decision in order to indicate not so much the legal position of the plaintiffs, but the political position of the Kremlin on all technological platforms. It was obvious that this decision was unworkable.
Furthermore, even considering that it is possible to pay this amount, Google would then be exposed to American sanctions for dealing with Russia, thereby violating Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions.
For his part, Sergei Ermolenko, lawyer for the Orlova Ermolenko law firm, explains that this court decision may be motivated by the dominant position occupied by Google. Through this monopoly, the company would not apply uniform rules depending on the region of the world where it operates.
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For its part, Google is said to have filed a lawsuit against Russian TV channels, so it can only be sued in Ireland or the United States.
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Source: Kommersant
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