January 22, 2019:
On Tuesday, accusing Facebook & Twitter of defying the law of the land, the Russian Govt. has opened legal proceedings against the social media giants for not complying to local data protection laws.
Roskomnadzor, the Russian censorship agency, said that Facebook and Twitter failed to comply with a law requiring all servers that store personal data to be located in the country.
The report said,"The tech giants instead handed 'formal answers' to the authorities' previous inquiries. The agency also pledged to take legal action against the internet companies."
Russian privacy laws require foreign online service providers to store users' personal data on servers located within the country.
The report further said, "Facebook and Twitter are reportedly negotiating the issue with Russian authorities, as the companies have not yet moved their servers to Russia."
Roskomnadzor sent letters to Facebook and Twitter on Dec 17, giving them 30 days to provide "a legally valid response".
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