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Google fined $20 decillion by Russian court

by diamondap on 11/1/24, 12:02 PM with 7 comments

• by sanctionsdueto on 11/2/24, 6:24 PM

  [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.

• by watt on 11/1/24, 12:14 PM

  A kangaroo court decision if there ever was one. Doesn't courts realize that by coming up with nonsense like this they destroy their credibility? You can't take a court or the judge that came up with this sentence with a straight face.

• by diamondap on 11/1/24, 12:02 PM

  Non-paywalled version: https://archive.is/AkgMN

• by freetonik on 11/1/24, 12:05 PM

  Societies, organizations, and other compound collections of people are able to produce emerging behaviors usually associated with individuals. And more often than not — of psychopathic or narcissistic individuals. Actions like this obviously nonsensical fine seems very similar to what attention-seeking assholes do, just to have people talk about them.