The Russian government has been trying for years to establish greater control over the internet<\/a> and social media<\/a>, an effort that has intensified in recent months as it tries to limit the flow of information about the war in Ukraine.
In March, a Russian court banned Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for what it said were \"extremist activities.\"
For years, Russia's communications regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor<\/a>, has tried to force large technology companies to move the data of Russian users to servers in Russia. Google, Facebook<\/a> and Twitter have all been accused of violating the 2015 law and ordered to pay fines.
Apple<\/a> was fined Tuesday for the first time, the Interfax news agency reported.
It said an Apple representative argued in court that the collection of data in Russia wasn't handled by Apple Inc<\/a>. but by a separate entity, Apple Distribution.
A Roskomnadzor<\/a> representative insisted that Apple was responsible.
Airbnb, Pinterest<\/a> and the video streaming service Twitch<\/a> were fined 2 million rubles last month under the same law.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":92840286,"title":"HCL Q1 net profit up 2.4%, margins disappoint","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/hcl-q1-net-profit-up-2-4-margins-disappoint\/92840286","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":92840402,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Russia fines Apple for violating data storage law","synopsis":"The Russian government has been trying for years to establish greater control over the internet and social media, an effort that has intensified in recent months as it tries to limit the flow of information about the war in Ukraine.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/russia-fines-apple-for-violating-data-storage-law","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"AP","artdate":"2022-07-13 08:10:46","lastupd":"2022-07-13 08:14:41","breadcrumbTags":["apple","roskomnadzor","twitch","russia","internet","apple inc","pinterest","instagram","facebook","social media"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/russia-fines-apple-for-violating-data-storage-law"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/russia-fines-apple-for-violating-data-storage-law/92840402">