Google’s Russian Subsidiary Reportedly Submits Bankruptcy Declaration

The Russian subsidiary of Alphabet’s Google has submitted a declaration of chapter, Interfax reported on Friday, citing court docket filings on-line.

The subsidiary introduced plans to file for chapter in May after authorities seized its checking account, making it unimaginable to pay workers and distributors.

“The Russian authorities’ seizure of Google Russia’s bank account has made it untenable for our Russia office to function … Therefore, Google Russia has filed for bankruptcy,” an organization spokesperson mentioned.

“People in Russia rely on our services… and we’ll continue to keep free services such as Search, YouTube, Gmail, Maps, Android, and Play available.”

Russia has restricted entry to Twitter and Meta’s flagship social networks, Facebook and Instagram.

Google and its YouTube video internet hosting service, although below stress, stay accessible for now. Moscow specifically objects to YouTube’s therapy of Russian media, which it has blocked.

But Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma committee on data coverage, mentioned the U.S. firm was not but liable to being blocked.