Russia fines Google $2.5 decillion

[1] https://www.state.gov/russia-business-advisory/ :

> The United States assesses that doing business in the Russia Federation and in Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine poses serious legal, financial, and reputational risks.

Furthermore,

North Korea is a state sanctioned by the UN.

UN policies forbid UN Member States (and UNSC members) from collaborating with sanctioned states such as North Korea.

It's all fun and games until someone pushes Sundar Pichai out a window.

> For some context, Google’s largest fine so far was €4.34 billion (approximately $4.7 billion), issued by the EU in 2018 over antitrust violations related to Android — minuscule next to Russia’s current demand.

Yes, Russia is aware of this. It’s just a comical play poking fun at EU and the fact that Google won’t pay up.

Previously (29 points, 1 day ago, 10 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41989534