Experts interviewed by socialbites.ca believe that by commenting on information that signs of intentional bankruptcy have appeared at Google’s subsidiary in Russia, Google has made a new attempt to ignore the requirements of Russian law.
“Google’s leadership is making every effort to stay with impunity, and for this it commits one more crime,” said Anton Gorelkin, deputy of the State Duma and deputy chairman of the committee on information policy, information technology and communications.
The parliamentarian recalled that fictitious and deliberate bankruptcy in the Russian Federation is a direct violation of the law.
“I believe law enforcement should thoroughly investigate the facts and bring Google officials to criminal liability if suspicions are confirmed,” the lawmaker said.
As Victoria Fedosova, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Forecasts (ISIP) at RUDN University, noted, Google did not initially open a full-fledged representative office.
“The interaction was carried out through his “daughter”, whom they began to “assemble” after billions of dollars of fines became a logical continuation of their political campaigns,” said the expert, adding that Russia does not have any means of influence on Google LLC. , American main structure.
Victoria Fedosova believes that after the bankruptcy of the subsidiary, which the company has been gradually heading since 2022, there will actually be no assets left in our country. There will be no one to ask him.
“Google would not have previously violated local laws, violated the rights of both viewer users and advertisers, ran a political campaign at the behest of the US authorities, did not spread fakes on Runet. And I do not rule out the possibility that when there are no mechanisms left to affect the service, the Russian authorities will impose a traffic slowdown on Google services or completely block them, including YouTube, ”the expert added.
He states that Russian private entities, in which Google violates the terms of advertising contracts, can “follow” international arbitration, and courts must consider cases. However, institutions are mostly located in Europe and the US, and such cases may not be handled or quickly closed for political reasons.
On September 5, it was learned that Google’s Russian subsidiary, Google, was showing signs of willful bankruptcy. The relevant notification was published on the Fedresurs portal by the interim administrator.