Russia Freezes Google Assets

YouTube has restricted channels linked to various Russian state-funded media organizations. In response, Russia has frozen Google's assets.

The assets of Google's Russian subsidiary have been frozen to the tune of 500 million rubles ($6.6 million) by Moscow's Court of Arbitration.

According to Interfax, the judge ruled in favor of Russia's 'Entertainment Television,' which sued YouTube because one of its channels was disabled.

The plaintiff sought that Google either reinstate compl...

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