According to a report by Reuters, the Russian government has issued warnings to Google Inc GOOG 0.44% GOOGL 0.41%, Facebook Inc FB 0.07% and Twitter Inc TWTR 0.22% about violations of Russia’s Internet laws. In order to comply with Russian legislation, Internet companies must regularly turn over data on users to the Russian government.
Allegations
Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal agency responsible for media content, has said that it sent letters to Facebook, Google and Twitter this week reminding them to comply with Russian law and warning them of the ramifications if they fail to do so.
“In our letters we regularly remind (companies) of the consequences of violating the legislation,” Roskomnadzor spokesman Vadim Ampelonsky explained.
According to Ampelonsky, encryption technology used by the three companies will not allow the Russian government to block specific websites, so instead they could be forced to fight non-compliance by blocking access to the companies’ entire services.
Control Versus Censorship
Putin’s opponents view Russia’s Internet laws as unjust censorship. According to the law, companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter must…
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