Zoom Video Communications and Ookla, which runs the internet tool Speedtest, were both fined 1 million rubles under the same law.
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.and Instagram for what it said were "extremist activities." For years, Russia’s communications regulatory agency, Roskomnadzor, has tried to force large technology companies to move the data of Russian users to servers in Russia.Latest iPhone models are seen at re:Store in Moscow, Russia on March 05, 2022. Apple announced it has stopped selling all of its products in Russia.Russia introduced the law in September 2015, and it was reported that Apple had partnered with a local data center in Russia in order to comply.
I can just hear the rebuttal argument: Well you invaded a Foreign Sovereign Country without provocation 🖕
Maybe Apple should leave Russia?