Large foreign IT companies that refuse to open offices and have official representation in Russia could be completely banned from having advertisements on their websites and could be prevented from accepting any form of payment.
That’s according to Alexander Khinshtein, an MP for the ruling United Russia party, who says his proposed bill would not infringe on users’ interests but would force companies to be accountable to the country’s laws. As things stand, foreign tech companies often avoid demands from the Russian authorities, as they have no physical base inside the country, and ignoring legal requests typically goes unpunished.
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