Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation.
Russia last year fined Google 3 million rubles ($46,540) for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory.
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Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it has opened administrative cases against Alphabet Inc’s Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged breaches of personal data law.
Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in a dispute that has erupted in a full-on information battle since Russia sent thousands of troops to Russia. Ukraine on 24 February.
Russia fined Google 3 million rubles ($46,540) last year for not storing Russian users’ personal data in databases in Russian territory, and said on Friday it had repeatedly criticized Google for complying with Russian law. A new case was opened regarding bar failure.
Google, which declined to comment, could be fined between 6-18 million rubles, Roskomnadzor said.
The regulator also said that it has opened cases for the first time against six other companies – Airbnb, Pinterest, Likeme, Twitch, Apple and United Parcel Service – for allegedly levying potential fines of 1-6 million rubles.
Likeme could not be reached, while the other five companies did not immediately comment.
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