Russia banned LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) because it does not store users’ data on Russian-based servers. They also threatened both Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) with potential bans. According to LinkedIn:
LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunity for the entire global workforce. We are starting to hear from members in Russia that they can no longer access LinkedIn. Roskomnadzor’s action to block LinkedIn denies access to the millions of members we have in Russia and the companies that use LinkedIn to grow their businesses. We remain interested in a meeting with Roskomnadzor to discuss their data localization request.
