Russia: FAS concludes investigation into Google for alleged anticompetitive practices

On 15 February 2022, the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) closed the investigation into Google, YouTube’s owner, for alleged abuse of its dominant position in the video hosting market. The FAS found Google in violation of antitrust law, due to its non-transparent application of YouTube’s terms of service. In particular, FAS noted that the rules regarding account suspension and content blocking were biased and that YouTube failed to issue warnings to users and justify its decisions to block or suspend accounts.