Russia threatens to block Facebook in his country. Unless the largest social network in the world was willing to obey the rules applied in the Red Bear country.
Quoted Panzada.com, Wednesday (27/09/2017), the rules require that websites that store personal data Russian citizens must do so only on servers located in Russia. Facebook is given a deadline until next year to obey or be blocked.
"Everyone must obey the law, and in 2018, everything should be done as it should be," said Alexander Zharov from Russian communication supervisory agency Roskomnadzor.
Previously, social networking for LinkedIn professionals has been the victim of blocking for not performing these obligations. The rule has been approved by President Vladimir Putin in 2014 and began to be implemented in 2015.
"The rule of law must be implemented or the company can no longer operate in the territory of the Russian Federation as it did with LinkedIn." There are no exceptions, "he added.
Alexander said that Twitter has promised to do so in mid-2018. The expected step is also followed by Facebook.
"We clearly understand that Facebook has a significant number of users in Russia, but we do not think it's a great service or any other social media," Alexander concluded.
Russian internet watchdog authorities on Tuesday (26/09/2017), threatened to block Facebook in 2018.
The threat will happen if Facebook refuses to comply with laws governing the storage of local user data.
"The law is compulsory for everyone," said Telkom's Chief Superintendent Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov.
Zharov told reporters in Moscow as reported by Interfax news agency quoted by AFP.
"We will try to make Facebook comply with the law," Zharov said.
"This will all happen in 2018 for sure."
This threat arose in connection with the passing of controversial law in 2014.
In it is liable for service providers from foreign countries in the field of instant messaging services, search engines, and social networking sites, to store personal data of Russian users within Russia.
The law, which is strongly opposed by the telecommunications industry, is a tangible step for pressing sites like Facebook and Twitter to submit user information.
"After all, we will apply the law or the company will stop working in Russia, as it did with LinkedIn," said Zharov.
"There are no exceptions here," he added.
Russian internet service provider last year blocked the professional LinkedIn networking site.
It happened after Roskomnadzor said the site violated the law on the storage of personal data.
Zharov's latest comments came after Facebook revealed that a fake account linked to Russia allegedly paid for use affects last year's US elections.
Facebook said it would share its findings with US authorities.
The threat of a ban also comes as Russia prepares for presidential elections in March next year.
Facebook is widely used by opposition group President Vladimir Putin to coordinate protests and make political statements.
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had intended to fight Putin but failed, uses Facebook to communicate with his supporters.
The online platform allows Navalhy to "bypass" state television, which only gives it negative coverage.
"We really understand that Facebook has a large number of users in Russia, but on the other hand, we understand this is not a unique service, there are other social media sites," said Zharov.
Russia will block access to Facebook next year. Unless the social network complies with laws that require websites that store personal data of Russian citizens to do so on Russian servers.
The threat was made by Russian communications supervisor Roskomnadzor. The organization blocked access to LinkedIn sites last November to comply with a court ruling that found the social networking company guilty of violating the same data storage legislation.
The case is a precedent for the way foreign internet companies operate in Russia and other companies are now under pressure from regulators to comply with the law. It was approved by President Vladimir Putin in 2014 and entered into force in September 2015.
"Everyone must obey the law," Interfax news agency quoted Roskomnadzor's head Alexander Zharov as saying. "By 2018, everything should definitely do it," he said, referring to Facebook.
"However, we will apply the law or the company will stop working in the territory of the Russian Federation as it did with LinkedIn. There are no exceptions here."
Twitter Inc. has notified Roskomnadzor that it will localize its users' data in mid-2018, Zharov said.
"We understand clearly that Facebook has a large number of users in the territory of the Russian Federation," said Zharov. "On the other hand, we understand that this is not a unique service, and that there are other social media."
Asked to comment on regulatory demands for Facebook to localize its Russian user data, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the company's U.S. it must comply with such laws as others.
The Russian government threatened to close social media giant Facebook Inc. If, Facebook does not adhere to the regulations of local client data storage.
Citing a Bloomberg news release today, Tuesday (26/9), according to a legal umbrella signed by President Vladimir Putin in 2014, that a global internet company is required to store personal data of Russian clients on a local server.
"This law is compulsory for everyone," Telkom's Chief Superintendent Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov told journalists.
Roskomnadzor is the executive body responsible for supervising telecommunications, information technology and mass communications in the country.
After the beleid, Google's Alphabet Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd were soon subdued, but Twitter Inc. had asked for an extension to evaluate its economic possibilities. In November last year, Rozkomnadzor blocked LinkedIn Corp through the article.
Russia itself is trying to cut dependence on foreign technology amid tensions with the United States. The country is working on a replacement for the WhatsApp app especially for state officials.
Russia has threatened to ban Facebook from operating in the country if it does not comply with the law regarding user data storage.
The law, enacted in 2014, requires telecommunication companies to hold Russian personal data in Russia. The law has been criticized as the way the Russian government is forcing companies to submit user data.
Alexander Zharov, head of Roskomnadzor, the state-owned telecommunications oversight body, told reporters, "This law applies to everyone. We will try to make Facebook respect this law. This will all happen in 2018. "
If Facebook chooses not to comply with the law, said Zharov, the company must leave Russia.
The Russian government says it will block Facebook in 2018. This is done if Mark Zuckerberg's social media does not obey the law of data storage.
The chief executive responsible for supervising Russia's telecommunications, information technology and mass media (Roskomnadzor), Alexander Zharov, said the regulation applies to all.
"In all cases, we will ensure that the law is adhered to, or the company will stop working with the Russian Federation," Zharov said as quoted by CNN on Wednesday (27/09/2017).
"There are no exceptions here," he added.
The data storage law comes into effect in September 2015. Under the regulation, companies that collect personal data of citizens should store information on Russian soil.
Zharov said that his agency has not been in touch with Facebook. However, he added that the company must comply with the law immediately.
"By 2018, we'll think about it, and maybe we'll check it out," Zharov said.
To the state media, Zharov said Roskomnadzor had received a letter from Twitter. The social media bearing the blue bird says it will comply with data storage laws per 2018.
LinkedIn acquired by Microsoft in 2016, does not comply with the law. The social media intended for the professional has been banned from operating in November 2016.
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