A journalist holds a cups with the Facebook logo at the new Facebook Innovation Hub during a preview media tour in Berlin, Germany, February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Facebook Inc will by shut down in Russia next year if it fails to comply with requirements to store user data locally, according to the head of Russia’s state communications watchdog.
”The law is mandatory for everyone," Alexander Zharov told reporters on Sept 26. Roskomnadzor will be forcing foreign internet companies to comply or shut down in the country.
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