Facebook, Twitter, Google put on notice by Russian internet authority

Three of the most recognizable companies on the internet received official notice from Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal overseer of communications, mass media, and information technology, which covers everything in the telecommunications and internet sector.

The agency sent letters to Google, Twitter, and Facebook reminding them to comply with legislation which requires internet companies to transmit data on Russian bloggers who have more than 3,000 readers each day, and to close down sites or pages that Roskomnadzor deems to be calling for “unsanctioned protests and unrest.”

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