Russian authorities move to block LinkedIn

News Broadband Russian Federation 17 NOV 2016
Russian authorities move to block LinkedIn
Social network LinkedIn will be blocked in Russia, after a court found the company guilty of violating local data storage laws. Russia's federal telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor said LinkedIn would be unavailable in the country within 24 hours.

Some internet providers have already cut access to the site, which has more than six million members in Russia. LinkedIn told the BBC it hoped to meet Roskomnadzor to discuss the block.

In 2014, Russia introduced legislation requiring social networks to store the personal data of Russian citizens on Russia-based servers. It is the first time the law has been enforced against a US-based social network.

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