Russia threatens to block Facebook next year

MOSCOW (AP) " Russia's communications watchdog has threatened to block the access to Facebook next year if the company does not store its data locally.Alexander Zharov, chief of the Federal Communications Agency, told Russian news agencies on Tuesday that they will work to "make Facebook comply with the law" on personal data, which obliges foreign companies to store it in Russia. Critics criticized the law that went into effect in 2015 for potentially exposing the data to Russian [...]


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