Foreign IT firms must open offices in Russia under new draft law - lawmaker

Foreign IT firms must open offices in Russia under new draft law - lawmaker

The Star Online - Tech·2021-05-13 21:00

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Foreign technology companies will be forced to open offices in Russia or face penalties such as advertising bans under draft legislation, a senior lawmaker said on Thursday, in a fresh move by Moscow to exert greater control over Big Tech.

Russia is keen to strengthen control of the internet and reduce its dependence on foreign companies and countries. It has imposed a punitive slowdown on social network Twitter over its failure to delete content Moscow says is illegal.

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