Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law

Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law
A woman passes by a google-themed barrier in front of a Google data center in Fredericia, Denmark, on Nov. 30, 2020. Frank Cilius/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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MOSCOW—A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, a move that is part of the government’s longstanding effort to tighten its grip on online activity.

The fine is the first one given to Google in Russia over data storage regulations. Facebook and Twitter previously received similar penalties for allegedly violating Russian regulations.