WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter fined for not storing user data inside Russia

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A Moscow court has fined WhatsApp, Facebook, and Twitter for not storing the data of Russian users inside Russia’s borders, Roskomnadzor, the country’s telecoms regulator, announced today.

Imposed by the Tagansky District Court of Moscow, the fines are:

WhatsApp – 4 million rubles ($54,000)
Facebook – 15 million rubles ($202,000)
Twitter – 17 million rubles ($228,000)
 

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