On August 18, 2026, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow issued a ruling holding the Google corporation administratively liable. The company was fined 3.8 million rubles for violating the procedure for restricting access to information, access to which is subject to restriction in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. As reported by a TASS correspondent from the courtroom, the court found Google guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
Series of fines and systematic violations
This decision is a continuation of a series of measures taken by Russian courts against the American technology company. Just a few days prior, on August 12 of the current year, the Tagansky Court had already issued a similar ruling, fining Google 7.6 million rubles. On that day, two administrative offense protocols were drawn up against the company, with a fine of 3.8 million rubles imposed for each. Thus, within one week in August 2026, the total amount of fines imposed on Google for failing to remove prohibited content exceeded 11 million rubles.
Similar measures against other IT giants
On the same day, August 18, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow also held other major technology companies administratively liable. The Microsoft corporation and the Turkish company Techiepie were fined for a similar administrative offense — refusal to remove prohibited information. Each company was fined 3.5 million rubles. These measures were published in the official channel of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction, confirming the systematic nature of law enforcement in the digital content sector.
Astronomical debt and prospects for return
The situation regarding Google's financial obligations to the Russian Federation has reached unprecedented scales. As noted by the TASS agency, the company's debt for administrative offenses has grown to two undecillion rubles (a figure with 36 zeros). This amount continues to increase daily due to the accrual of late payment penalties. Earlier, at the end of July 2026, the media reported that the total amount of debt forcibly collected from Google, excluding the astronomical undecillion fine, exceeded 56 billion rubles. This sum includes fines for violating Russian legislation, enforcement fees, as well as payments to individuals and legal entities. The agency emphasizes that the company's return to Russia is possible only on the condition of full compliance with all court rulings.
