According to report, the Russian government has required Google and Apple to remove the LinkedIn app from the country’s local app stores. Justification for the app’s removal comes from the November 2016 court decision in which LinkedIn was found to be non-compliant with a Russian regulation that requires all personal data for Russian citizens to be housed in servers physically located on Russian soil.
The government blocked access to the LinkedIn website at that time, and when the website was blocked, the app did not function properly in Russia. However, requiring Google and Apple to remove the app from Russian app stores sends a clear message to users that the government can place pressure on tech giants to enforce compliance with local regulations regardless of whether the companies object to a country’s curtailing of freedom of expression for its citizens. Read more of the news at The Stack.
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