Imagine a number that has 36 zeros - 2,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. This is how much Google has been fined by a Russian court. The fine is equivalent to all the money in the world combined. It's a staggering figure that's likely to be unpayable, much like the story of the wise man and the chessboard.
The wise man asked the king for grain that would double on each square of a chessboard. The king agreed, but soon realized that the amount of grain on the last square would be 18 quintillion, which was an astronomical figure. In the end, it was easier to execute the wise man than to fulfill his request.
Similarly, a Russian court has fined Google for not restoring Russian media accounts on YouTube. The court ordered the company to restore the accounts and impose a penalty for non-compliance. The penalty increases by 100,000 rubles every day, which doubles every week. In September, the total fine reached almost 13 decillion, which is a unit with 33 zeros.
The court's decision is a massive blow to Google, and it will be challenging for the company to pay the fine. However, it's unlikely that Google will be able to pay the fine, given the sheer scale of the figure. The company may be forced to find alternative ways to comply with the court's order or appeal the decision.