• Red_October@lemmy.world
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    And the fact that Google didn’t pay them more money than exists in the world will be why Russia blocks Google’s operations in the country and seizes every bit of property they can get their hands on that they say was even vaguely related to Google’s operations. They didn’t even bother with a realistic number, because in the end they don’t really care who does or doesn’t believe them.

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    58 minutes ago

    I was going to say Russia must love humiliating themselves but I guess this is painfully obvious the past 2 years

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    Google would therefore have to find more money than exists on Earth to pay Moscow

    Well to be fair, I do think it’s plausible that one day Google will indeed control all the money in the world.

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    What’s that number in words? Sure. I could use Google, but they just got fined by Russia for $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 so can they really be trusted?

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    They know this is impossible - even with their worthless currency. I guess they will soon provide their own services or they will revoke internet access from their citizens.

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        Yes, but users with basic knowledge don’t even get the difference between a web browser and a search engine. Shutting down Google seems like a perfect “simple” explanation for a general digital lockdown.