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'In the context of the information war with the West, we are convinced that this law was necessary,' Gorelkin wrote on Telegram.

More than 600 foreign companies have agreed to Russia's demands since the data storage law was passed in 2015, said Anton Gorelkin, deputy head of the Russian parliament's committee on information policy. Meta was found guilty of 'extremist activity' in Russia and saw an appeal against the tag rejected in June, but Moscow has permitted WhatsApp to remain available. Russia restricted access to Meta's flagship platforms Facebook and Instagram, as well as fellow social network Twitter (TWTR.N), soon after the conflict in Ukraine began, a move critics have cast as an effort by Russia to exert greater control over information flows. Spotify closed its Russian office in March and soon afterwards suspended its service in the country.

The other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 'However, we can confirm that closed its Russian point of sale on April 1, 2022, and no longer collects Russian user data,' Expedia said. Communications regulator Roskomnadzor said the five companies had not provided documents confirming that the storage and processing of Russians users' data was taking place on Russian territory in time.Įxpedia Group said in a statement it was reviewing the court's decision, but had no further information to provide.

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