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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    They are none too clever them Ruskies are they?
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,287
    They are none too clever them Ruskies are they?
    Yeah I mean if it was me? Id make it however much money there is in the entire world-1p…
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,287

  • Russia has demanded Google pay a fine worth more than the world’s GDP for blocking pro-Kremlin media outlets.

    Judges in Moscow are seeking around $20 decillion from the technology giant, many times the estimated $100-trillion size of the global economy. If written out in full, the fine would be 20 followed by 33 zeros.

  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    They are none too clever them Ruskies are they?
    Yeah I mean if it was me? Id make it however much money there is in the entire world-1p…
    Perhaps they can just work the rest off?  Re-open the Salt Mines, get Bezos down there!
  • What possible credibility do the Russian courts retain after such obvious nonsense. That’s of course assuming they retain any credibility of justice anyway. 
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,892
    Surely they’ll work out a suitable payment plan between them, with interest of course.
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,287
    Macronate said:
    Surely they’ll work out a suitable payment plan between them, with interest of course.
    Otherwise they may meet an unfortunate accident?
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,265
    Apparently every day they don't pay it, the amount doubles
  • What possible credibility do the Russian courts retain after such obvious nonsense. That’s of course assuming they retain any credibility of justice anyway. 
    Given what tends to happen to Russians who criticise the system, the courts are unlikely to be too worried about whether they have any credibility.

    This is just a way of making sure Google can never set up in Russia. TBH, any business that sets up in Russia is likely to end up regretting it, so Google are probably ahead on the deal.
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Are the Russian courts saying it is wrong to block content?
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,567
    Are the Russian courts saying it is wrong to block content?
    Probably saying there is only one group allowed to censor and it ain't Google 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,208
    That’s a lot of washing up 🥸
  • AndyG
    AndyG Posts: 5,906
    smart move ! Start an argument with one of the most influential companies in the world when it comes to providing content that might effect a populations thinking 🤔 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    The fine doubled every day since 2020.
    It reminds me of what someone told me years ago . If you put one grain of rice on the first square of a. Chess board and doubled it for every square there would be enough rice to feed the world for a year. Not sure how true that is but it’s always stuck with me . 
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    edited October 2024


    MrWalker
    said:
    The fine doubled every day since 2020.
    It reminds me of what someone told me years ago . If you put one grain of rice on the first square of a. Chess board and doubled it for every square there would be enough rice to feed the world for a year. Not sure how true that is but it’s always stuck with me . 
    You could always check, mate?
    I've only got a small bag of rice in my cupboard ;-)

    Seriously I've googled it and this it what it says. 

    18,446,744,073,709,551,615 (eighteen quintillion, four hundred forty-six quadrillion, seven hundred forty-four trillion, seventy-three billion, seven hundred nine million, five hundred fifty-one thousand, six hundred and fifteen, over 1.4 trillion metric tons), which is over 2,000 times the annual world production of rice.[1]

    Basically that's how Russia came up with their fine but with more than 64 squares.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    What possible credibility do the Russian courts retain after such obvious nonsense. That’s of course assuming they retain any credibility of justice anyway. 
    Given what tends to happen to Russians who criticise the system, the courts are unlikely to be too worried about whether they have any credibility.

    This is just a way of making sure Google can never set up in Russia. TBH, any business that sets up in Russia is likely to end up regretting it, so Google are probably ahead on the deal.
    Sadly, multi nationals like Pepsi, Nestle , Unilever, Mars Incorporated, Proctor & Gamble, US weapons manufacture and hundreds of others from the US, Europe and China are all happily making billions in the Russian market
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Are the Russian courts saying it is wrong to block content?
    You can disable safe search..... or so I'm told.
  • The fine doubled every day since 2020.
    It reminds me of what someone told me years ago . If you put one grain of rice on the first square of a. Chess board and doubled it for every square there would be enough rice to feed the world for a year. Not sure how true that is but it’s always stuck with me . 
    You’d need a fucking big chess board…
    .
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  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    Oh well, they'll just have to cancel their Netflix subscription and stop buying Starbucks every day.
  • red10
    red10 Posts: 834
    Enforced by who?. Wankers.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,035
    Isn’t that how much Birmingham paid for Jay Stansfield?
  • No it's the amount of seasons we have left in League One bigging up the EFL Trophy and an infinite number of shit signings
  • No it's the amount of seasons we have left in League One bigging up the EFL Trophy and an infinite number of shit signings
    I’m glad that we don’t ’big it up’ because bigging it up would be winning it and celebrating like it means something. Oh, whoopeedos, our first team beat your U21s. Why don’t Russia fine the EFL for having such a dumb arse compétition ?
  • No it's the amount of seasons we have left in League One bigging up the EFL Trophy and an infinite number of shit signings
    I’m glad that we don’t ’big it up’ because bigging it up would be winning it and celebrating like it means something. Oh, whoopeedos, our first team beat your U21s. Why don’t Russia fine the EFL for having such a dumb arse compétition ?
    Is it dumb arse ? Gives U-21 teams the opportunity to play against seasoned pros and gives teams like Charlton the chance to play fringe players in something more competitive than other games. I think it’s more that we as fans don’t like the idea of being involved in such competitions because it reminds us of our fallen status. 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Did it double again today?
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344

    Russia has demanded Google pay a fine worth more than the world’s GDP for blocking pro-Kremlin media outlets.

    Judges in Moscow are seeking around $20 decillion from the technology giant, many times the estimated $100-trillion size of the global economy. If written out in full, the fine would be 20 followed by 33 zeros.

    $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or £15,400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    Pedro45 said:
    Did it double again today?
    Yep . Every day 
  • UK lawyers must be annoyed that they didn't get to make a packet from this one...