WhatsApp received the largest value of fines for failing to localize data of Russian users as of September 19, 2024, at 22 million Russian rubles. The company was fined twice, once for four million Russian rubles in August 2021 and once for 18 million Russian rubles in July 2022. One of the most recent fines was issued to Apple, at 12 million Russian rubles in November 2023.
According to the Russian law, from 2014 onwards, companies operating in Russia must store personal data of Russian users on the country's territory. A fine for failure to localize such data ranges from one to six million Russian rubles. Furthermore, if the fine is issued for a repeated violation, it can reach between 6 million and 18 million Russian rubles. After the management of LinkedIn refused to localize data in Russia, the networking platform was blocked in Russia in 2016.
Value of fines issued for failure to localize data in Russia as of September 19, 2024, by selected company
(in million Russian rubles)
Characteristic
Fine amount in million Russian rubles
WhatsApp (4m RUB on August 26, 2021, 18m RUB on July 28, 2022)
22
Twitter (4m RUB on February 13, 2020, 17m RUB on August 26, 2021)
21
Facebook (4m RUB on February 13, 2020, 15m RUB on August 26, 2021)
19
Google (3m RUB on July 29, 2021, 15m RUB on June 16, 2022))
18
Zoom (1m RUB on July 12, 2022, 15m RUB on October 12, 2023)
16
Twitch (2m RUB on June 28, 2022, 13m RUB on September 4, 2023)
15
Apple (2m RUB on July 12, 2022, 12m RUB on November 30, 2023)
14
Pinterest (2m RUB on June 28, 2022, 12m RUB on November 30, 2023)
14
Match Group (2m RUB on July 28, 2022, 10m RUB on September 4, 2023)
12
Snapchat (1m RUB on July 28, 2022, 9m RUB on November 30, 2023)
10
Airbnb (2m RUB on June 28, 2022, 6m RUB on November 9, 2023)
8
Spotify (0.5m RUB on July 28, 2022, 6m RUB on November 9, 2023)
6.5
UPS (1m on June 28, 2022, 3m RUB on November 9, 2023)
4
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