Russian Regulator Moves to Shut LinkedIn After Court Ruling

Russian Regulator Moves to Shut LinkedIn After Court Ruling
The LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Feb. 11, 2011. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Associated Press
11/17/2016
Updated:
11/17/2016
 
MOSCOW—Russia’s state telecommunications regulator has moved to block business-focused social network LinkedIn after a court ruled it violated a law on data storage.

Roskomnadzor said Thursday it has sent a notice to communications providers requesting them to block access to LinkedIn.

Last week, the Moscow city court rejected LinkedIn’s appeal against a ruling that it had broken a law that requires personal data on Russian citizens to be stored on servers within Russia. The case was brought by Roskomnadzor.

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