A Russian court on Tuesday fined Google $78 million for failing to comply with previous penalties, the Moscow court news agency reported on Telegram.
For years, Russia has ordered foreign technology companies to remove content it deems illegal, each with a small fine.
The fine imposed on Google on Tuesday is a significant departure from the usual $39,000 fine imposed on companies that violate the rules.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Moscow's Chertanovo District Court said Google was fined for not complying with previous penalties, but did not specify which ones.
Google's YouTube video platform has drawn disapproval from Russia for hosting content that Russia considers illegal.
YouTube once attracted around 50 million daily users in Russia, but that number has fallen to around 12 million, according to Google data.
Russia is suspected of tampering with YouTube's download speeds to prevent Russians from using the platform and viewing illegal content.
Russia denies this and says the problem lies with Google, but the Alphabet-owned company says the glitch is not due to its equipment.
This is not the first time Russia has imposed an unusually large fine on Google.
In October, the country fined Google Dh20 (20 followed by 33 zeros). This is more than the entire world GDP.
The Kremlin said the fine was more symbolic, far exceeding Google's $2 trillion market capitalization.
“It's a specific amount, but I can't even say this number. Rather, it has a symbolic meaning.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: In October.
At the time, Russian media outlet RBC reported that the fine was related to YouTube blocking content from at least 17 Russian TV channels. The practice became popular after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
