- A Moscow court penalized Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) owned video streaming service Twitch, social network Pinterest, Inc (NYSE:PINS), holiday rental company Airbnb, Inc (NASDAQ:ABNB), and United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS) for refusing to store Russian citizens' data in Russia, Reuters reports.
- Russia penalized Twitch by 2 million roubles ($37,700), Pinterest and Airbnb by 2 million roubles, and UPS by 1 million roubles.
- In late May, Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor opened administrative cases against the companies for allegedly violating personal data legislation.
- First-time offenders can get away with a penalty of 1-6 million roubles, Roskomnadzor said, which has also opened cases against Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL).
- Russia penalized Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google 15 million roubles in June for repeatedly failing to comply with Russian legislation on data storage after handing it a 3-million-rouble penalty in 2021.
- Moscow has clashed with Big Tech over content, censorship, and more since Russia entered Ukraine on February 24.
- The U.S. Big Techs restricted services in Russia following the Ukraine invasion.
