The official addressed a letter Twitter had sent to Roskomnadzor which was stating that in the second half of 2018 the company would localize the data of Russian users on the territory of the country. READ MORE: Twitter Suspends 4,000 Accounts Allegedly Linked to Russia — CEO © REUTERS / Charles PlatiauFacebook May Be Fined Over Violating Russia’s User Data Storage PolicyThe storage of Russian users’ personal data within the Russian borders became obligatory due to a law, adopted by the parliament in 2015. These measures are connected to the amendments to the legislation on personal data protection in effect since September 1, 2015, requiring foreign companies operating in the country to store the data of the Russian users within the Russian borders. Roskomnadzor has the legal authority to ban the companies, which can’t comply with the law.
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