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Russia takes over Wikimedia

• The word “land” in this context refers to the opening of a local office by foreign companies.
• According to the Personal Data Law, large companies that meet certain conditions and want to operate in Russia are required to open a branch, representative office or Russian legal entity.
• They are obliged to ensure that the personal data of Russians is stored in the country and not on foreign servers.
• In addition, companies “landing” in Russia are obliged to open a personal account on the website of Roskomnadzor and place an electronic form in information resources for receiving feedback from Russian users.
• In addition, services should restrict access to information that violates Russian law.
• This approach allows Putin’s totalitarian regime to better control the internet and the activities of IT companies.

In case of non-compliance, violators face partial or total blocking, banning the distribution of their advertisements and placing ads on such sources by Russian advertisers, prohibiting the acceptance of Russian physical and legal payments, as well as tagging published content. online.

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• The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2022, targets internet companies with more than 500,000 daily users.
• Apple was one of the first to comply with the law. This was followed by Viber, TikTok, Twitter, AliExpress and Wargaming, which were responsible for the creation of the popular World of Tanks game.
• Spotify also tried to influence him. At first he opened a representative office, but announced that he was withdrawing from the invader market after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The office was probably liquidated. As well as the offices of everyone who announced the complete shutdown of business in the country.
• Earlier, a Moscow court fined the Wikimedia Foundation 5 million rubles for not removing information prohibited by Russian law.
• Among the articles that Roskomnadzor has requested removal are information on the war in Ukraine and materials on gunpowder production.