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 not possible 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 beneath strain, stay accessible for now. Moscow particularly objects to YouTube’s remedy of Russian media, which it has blocked.
But Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the State Duma committee on info coverage, mentioned the U.S. firm was not but susceptible to being blocked.
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