MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A Russian court has fined Alphabet’s Google over 22 million roubles ($288,000) for distributing VPN (virtual private network) services on the Google Play app store, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday. VPNs provide a means for Russians to access foreign tech platforms and content that Russia has banned or […]
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MOSCOW, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A Russian court has fined Alphabet’s Google over 22 million roubles ($288,000) for distributing VPN (virtual private network) services on the Google Play app store, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday.
VPNs provide a means for Russians to access foreign tech platforms and content that Russia has banned or restricted.
($1 = 76.4500 roubles)
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Gleb Stolyarov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)