MOSCOW – Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has been ordered to pay more than 22 million roubles (approximately $288,000) by a Russian court for making virtual private network applications available through its Google Play store, according to Wednesday reports from state news agency TASS.
These VPN applications serve as digital tools that allow Russian citizens to circumvent government-imposed blocks and access international technology platforms and online content that Moscow has either banned or placed under restrictions.
