Google has been fined 7.6 million rubles by the Tagansky District Court of Moscow for refusing to remove prohibited software applications from its Google Play store, Russian news agency TASS reported.
The court found the American technology company guilty of two administrative offenses under Part 2 of Article 13.41 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses, which penalizes failure to restrict access to illegal information.
Magistrates issued a fine of 3.8 million rubles for each of the two administrative protocols filed against the firm, bringing the total penalty to 7.6 million rubles.
Regulatory notifications and failure to comply
State communications supervisor Roskomnadzor had previously notified Google of its legal obligation to remove the banned application from its distribution platform. Russian officials said the company failed to comply with the instructions.
Official court records and news reports did not disclose the specific identity or contents of the prohibited application involved in the enforcement action.
Roskomnadzor functions as the central executive body tasked with supervising mass media, telecommunications, and digital communications across the Russian Federation. The agency maintains a centralized register of restricted web resources and regularly orders digital platforms to delete content deemed illegal under national law.
Repeated administrative penalties
The latest court decision follows previous financial penalties levied against the tech giant by judicial authorities in Moscow for similar administrative infractions.
The Tagansky District Court previously ordered Google to pay 15.2 million rubles for an identical offense involving restricted applications. Prior to that judgment, the court penalized the company 19 million rubles for failing to delete restricted information from its online platforms.
The Tagansky District Court handles administrative proceedings and enforcement actions brought by regulatory agencies against foreign internet platforms operating within Russian jurisdiction.
Digital application distribution
Google Play serves as the default application marketplace and software distribution system for millions of mobile devices running the Android operating system worldwide.
Google, a subsidiary of parent firm Alphabet Incorporated, has not publicly announced whether it intends to appeal the court ruling.
