Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data and local representation in disputes that have escalated since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine
None of the companies immediately responded to requests for comment.The RIA news agency quoted a lawyer for Hotels.com as saying that the company did not recognize the charge as an offence, adding that the company had stopped processing any data of users from Russia since April 1.
Meta was found guilty of “extremist activity” in Russia and saw an appeal against the tag rejected in June, but Moscow has permitted WhatsApp to remain available.
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