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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Russia threatens to block Facebook next year
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleMOSCOW — Russia’s communications watchdog threatens to block access to Facebook next year if the company does not store its data locally.
Alexander Zharov, chief of the Federal Communications Agency, tells Russian news agencies on Tuesday that it will work to “make Facebook comply with the law” on personal data, which obliges foreign companies to store it in Russia. Critics criticize the law that went into effect in 2015 for potentially exposing the data to Russian intelligence agencies.
Zharov says on Tuesday that the Russian government understands that Facebook is a “unique service” but says it will not make exceptions and will have to block it next year if Facebook does not comply.
— AP
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