Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, announced on Friday that it had initiated administrative proceedings against Alphabet Inc’s Google and six other international technology firms for detecting personal data regulations.
Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, data, and local representation in a simmering dispute that has erupted into a full-on information battle since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Russia fined Google 3 million roubles ($46,540) last year for not storing the personal data of Russian users in databases on Russian territory, and on Friday said it had opened a new case over what it called Google’s repeated failure to comply with Russian legislation.
Google, which declined to comment, could be fined between 6-18 million roubles, Roskomnadzor said. The regulator also stated that it has initiated cases against six different businesses – Airbnb, Pinterest, Likeme, Twitch, Apple, and United Parcel Service – for suspected first-time violations carrying a 1-6 million rouble penalties. Likeme could not be contacted for comment right away.
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