On March 20, 2025, the Karnataka High Court ordered Google India and three of its senior executives to provide a bank guarantee for 50% of a penalty exceeding Rs 5 crore related to alleged violations of the FEMA Act. The case centers on transactions with Google Ireland and Google USA, where Google India was accused of failing to obtain required RBI approval. Google argued that these were standard business transactions, but the court’s order highlights questions over their financial practices and regulatory compliance.

Google Inc PAC contributed a total of $737,066 to federal candidates in the 2023-2024 cycle, with nearly equal amounts directed towards Democrats ($357,566) and Republicans ($372,000). The data, released by the Federal Election Commission on February 06, 2025, highlights the company's engagement in political financing, raising questions about the influence of corporate money in federal elections.

Google spent a record $1.5 million on lobbying California lawmakers and regulators from January to September 2023, including funding political ads through a taxpayer group and engaging in high-level meetings with government officials.

Google's Jigsaw unit has released an SDK derived from Outline VPN to help developers integrate censorship resistance tools into their applications, countering authoritarian internet restrictions as seen in Iran.

Google has introduced a new SDK designed to empower developers to integrate VPN functionality directly into mobile apps, enabling users to bypass internet censorship in authoritarian regimes, as highlighted in response to Iran's government controls.

Google announced the launch of its anti-censorship tool, an extension of its existing Outline VPN product, designed to help internet users bypass state-imposed censorship. The tool’s SDK release aims to enable developers to integrate censorship resistance features directly into their products, bolstering free access to information especially for users under authoritarian regimes following incidents like the 2022 protests in Iran.

A union has accused Google of violating labor laws by retaliating against workers involved in union organizing efforts, raising concerns over the company’s treatment of its labor force.

On August 3, 2023, the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against Google and Accenture, alleging retaliatory layoffs and offshoring of positions in response to union organizing efforts by Google Help workers. Over 70% of eligible workers had signed union authorization cards, and layoffs impacting over 80 subcontracted workers were announced. The union accuses Google of undermining US-based jobs and disregarding workers' rights.

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint alleging that Google spied on employees and fired unionizing workers in late 2019, implementing policies that discouraged collective labor activities.