Companies including Volkswagen AG, Barclays Plc, Linde and Euroclear Holding are fighting Russian firms through the courts – though Google’s case is the sprawling example so far. — AFP
When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the US video company thought any disputes would be resolved in courts in California and England.
It couldn’t have been more wrong. Almost two years on – and nine countries later – the Russian media firms behind those channels turned to the South African courts in the latest bid to enforce a Moscow judge’s decision to issue fines for Google, YouTube’s parent company, which now run into billions of dollars.
