Google faces fine after Russian watchdog says it broke antitrust law

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service said the fine would be determined during an administrative investigation, adding Google's conduct had infringed users' interests and restricted competition

Google faces a fine after Russia's antitrust watchdog said the US tech firm had breached rules related to suspending and blocking accounts on its YouTube video service.

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Thursday the fine would be determined during an administrative investigation, adding Google's conduct had infringed users' interests and restricted competition.

"Google is waiting for the full text of the decision in order to examine it," the company, a unit of Alphabet, said.

Russia has handed Google several small fines in the last year for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, part of a wider campaign critics characterise as