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Russia starts blocking LinkedIn website after court ruling

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016 11:57

MOSCOW - Russia's communications regulator on Thursday ordered Internet service providers to block public access to the website of social networking company LinkedIn to comply with a court ruling that found the firm guilty of violating data laws.

Roskomnadzor, the watchdog, said it was acting to protect Russian Internet users' data. Russian law requires websites which store the personal data of Russian citizens to do so on Russian servers, something it said LinkedIn did not do.

LinkedIn, headquartered in the United States, has more than 6 million registered users in Russia. It is the first major social network to be blocked by Russian authorities, setting a precedent for the way foreign Internet firms operate.

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