In the case of Google LLC and Others v. Russia the Court held that there had been a violation of the freedom of expression concerning the administrative proceedings concerning content removal requests.

The case concerned court proceedings in Russia on the refusal to remove certain content from the YouTube platform, including political videos, which the Russian authorities had deemed unlawful; and the failure to restore monetisation features to the YouTube channel of Tsargrad TV, a Russian television outlet owned by a Russian oligarch who had been sanctioned by the United States and the European Union for his support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Google had incurred very heavy fines as a result of these proceedings.

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