The business news source Vedemosti is reporting that Google has struck a deal with Russian censors to continue operating in the country by deleting websites that are banned in Russia from its results. The government censorship agency Roskomnadzor maintains a registry of sites that may not be distributed on Russian territory, but Google is one of a few search engines that does not subscribe to that registry. However, the company regularly deletes links from its search results that Roskomnadzor has banned, sources within both Roskomnadzor and Google told Vedomosti.
Meduza: Google agrees on cooperation with Russian censors
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on November 4, 2016, a Google logo and Android statue are seen at the Googleplex in Menlo Park, California. The EU on July 18, 2018, has given Google 90 days to end "illegal" practices surrounding its Android operating system or face further fines, after slapping a record 4.34 billion euro (USD5 billion) anti-trust penalty on the US tech giant. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON
