Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content material, censorship, knowledge and native illustration.
Russia fined Google 3 million roubles ($46,540) final yr for not storing the private knowledge of Russian customers in databases on Russian territory.
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- Last Updated:May 28, 2022, 09:35 IST
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Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor mentioned on Friday it had opened administrative circumstances towards Alphabet Inc’s Google and 6 different international know-how firms for alleged violations of private knowledge laws.
Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content material, censorship, knowledge and native illustration in a simmering dispute that has erupted right into a full-on data battle since Russia despatched tens of hundreds of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia fined Google 3 million roubles ($46,540) final yr for not storing the private knowledge of Russian customers in databases on Russian territory, and on Friday mentioned it had opened a brand new case over what it referred to as Google’s repeated failure to adjust to Russian laws.
Google, which declined to remark, might be fined between 6-18 million roubles, Roskomnadzor mentioned.
The regulator additionally mentioned it had opened circumstances towards six different firms – Airbnb, Pinterest, Likeme, Twitch, Apple and United Parcel Service – for alleged first-time offences carrying a possible positive of 1-6 million roubles.
Likeme couldn’t be reached, whereas the opposite 5 firms had no quick remark.
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