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Russia: FAS announces investigation into Google for alleged anticompetitive practices

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FAS announces investigation into Google for alleged anticompetitive practices

On 19 April 2021, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened an investigation into Google, YouTube’s owner, to determine if the entity is abusing its dominant position in the video hosting market. The FAS alleged that YouTube’s terms of s…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2021-04-19
under deliberation

On 19 April 2021, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) opened an investigation into Googl…

2022-02-15
under investigation

On 15 February 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) closed the investigation into G…

2022-07-26
in force

On 26 July 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) issued a fine of RUB 2 billion (USD…

2023-06-27
in force

On 27 June 2023, the Moscow Presnensky District Court issued a penalty of RUB 4 billion against Goo…

2023-07-06
in force

On 6 July 2023, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced that the Arbitration Court…